Most of the people in India belong to the so called 'middle class' society. For the youth, the focus by far is on the most simplest way - get a degree and land up in a job which will earn them 'green notes'. I know those green notes are enough to survive in this 'mean' world. But I feel the race to earn 'green notes' has some where supressed the dream of the middle class youth.
Individuals who wanted to join the Air force or navy or wanted to become models are not allowed to pursue what they wanted to because there was a huge 'risk' involved in terms of their future. In most cases, they are forced to take the simple path - a degree followed by a job. We are restricting the creativity of a fantastic brain and the energy of the youth. Whom to blame? Parents or the situation ? I guess both.
I feel, "I am happy but not having fun". People feel when we are happy, we are also having fun. But I would want to differ.I want to make a distinction between being happy and having fun. Getting a degree, getting a job, being with parents is happiness for me but doing something 'unconventional' is fun. Doing something 'unorthodox' is fun. I am yet to discover what is unconventional for me.
Life is all about taking 'calculated' risks. Only risks can give you greater dividends. I am tempted to quote Steve jobs here - 'Stay hungry, Stay foolish'.
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Nice one. Yet the subject of the post is confusing me. Are u talking about chasing ur dreams and making a difference in ur life viz-a-viz the usual play-safe option of study-earn-live-happily-ever-after Or the difference between happiness & 'fun'. Thou I agree to ur versions of the definitions for each :-)
ReplyDeleteGood article. But each person will have their own perception and it differs from people to peple.Good that u have a clear undertanding of what u want and u have defined it well.
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