THEY say all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy or Jill a dull girl, so it is always important to balance your professional life with recreation.

Young Amisha Sarjoo is a living example of how you should balance your life. The 17-year-old manages to be an employee of the Demerara Bank Ltd, study FIA/CAT at the Cacique Accounting College and be an exceptional dancer.

“Once I’m given a task to complete I place my best foot forward. I make use of all the wonderful opportunities that come my way and that’s what we all should do because we’re never too old to experience new things,” she said.

Tardiness isn’t a word that fits in her vocabulary but she’s not a perfectionist either. There are a lot of words to describe her but she chose, ‘fearless’.

“I possess quite a few talents but my main one is creative arts or dancing. While growing up I have always dreamed of learning various forms of dancing,” said Sarjoo.
Everything will seem impossible at first but it’s your determination and continuous hard work that will take you to your destination.

Due to her continuous hard work and determination, she was able to perform exceptionally well at the St. Joseph High School and at the same time embrace her passion for dancing.
Being a part of the Dharmic Nritya Sangh for five years has been an amazing journey for her. Not only was she able to share the same stage with various popular artistes from India such as Atif Aslam, Sunidhi Chahaun and many more, but Sarjoo has also been able to perform internationally as well.

“Being a part of the Naya Zamana cast for five years has indeed been a great pleasure and I would like to express my sincerest gratitude to Dr. Vindhy. Persaud and Trishala Persaud for pushing me that extra mile and exposing me to various dance styles that were totally out of my comfort zone,” she said.

Apart from creative arts, she is an aspiring economist who wishes to open her own organisation that will be able to reach out to children who are impoverished.

“We’re not all fortunate to have wealthy families and the things we don’t appreciate in life others would be thankful for because of their situation. It breaks me to know how many kids out there are suffering due to their financial condition. Some of them aren’t able to obtain their education or have meals any time during the day like us,” she said.
Sarjoo wants to make a difference for those children and to help in every way to assist them in obtaining a different life.

Despite the odds, she urged persons to be brave and have confidence in themselves. She believes that once you love something don’t ever give up on it or hide it because that’s you showing that you’re afraid of the world and you shouldn’t be.

“I believe that we should all be creating our own image and creating a good impact on others without even going with the bandwagon,” she said.

You don’t need to be perfect or famous but all you need to do is show the smallest act of kindness which could change a person’s life or even their mindset and that’s what she wants from young persons out there.

Her parents are the reason, she for one, wants to achieve more and more in life, regardless of how much she has achieved she could never repay them for all the love and support she has been showered with.

“My message to everyone out there is to never be ashamed of who you are and don’t ever hide your talent from the world,” said Sarjoo. “Be proud of the person who you are and always continue dreaming. Be determined and be fearless in every step you take and always have confidence in yourself.”

In closing, Sarjoo left some wise words for her fellow young people: “You’re always going to be surrounded with negativity and harsh situations but it’s up to you as to how you will deal with it and if you’re going to give up. But accepting defeat shouldn’t be a part of you at no point of time; instead, keep your head high and prove everyone that had doubts in you and your dreams wrong.”