We are proud sons and daughters of Mother India. A nation that is slowly getting stung by a bug called 'Western Culture' . We Indians love Domino's Pizzas, KFC's chicken and at the same time we do not ditch our traditional pani pooris or vada pav. We love to alter our lifestyle and lean a lot towards the western style of living, but when it comes to certain aspects, our society is yet to see a drastic change.
The children of today have a lot to do apart from their regular academics. They are exposed to a lot of things which a student of the 90's wouldn't have had the chance to. One of the major things that tops this list is the Internet. However, Indian students begin to face the heat right from school. Here, marks matter more than the knowledge that you gain. Parents have literally transformed their child's academic performance as a factor which could boost their pride in the society. 'My son scored 96.2% in his +2 and has applied for his MS in the US' - How often have you heard this?
Forget the marks, of course it is important to score well in school, thanks to the heavy competition offered by your fellow friends who are squeezed to perform. A teen who is a great artist by nature, can definitely end up scoring decent marks in his schooling but that does not qualify him to become an engineer. The Indian society has been effectively molded in such a way that parents can go out and tell the world that their son or daughter is an engineer or doctor and if they end up becoming something else, they end up bringing shame to their family. The situation is as dirty as this!
I'm not writing this post with the outright idea of blaming our parents. I understand that it is absolutely natural for them to dream and have good aspirations for us, but at the end of the day I feel they should be more concerned about the happiness of their children than thrusting their dreams onto their children.
The world is filled with opportunities and it is the not the engineers or doctors who are the most successful people in the country today. An English daily reported a few weeks ago that around 180 and a total of 1700 graduates had applied for the job of cleaning Chandigarh! How pathetic can it get ? Of course, if you have the passion to do engineering, there is nothing that should stop you from doing it, but if it is not really your passion, then there is a lot of thinking to do.
We are in the 21st century and the world is filled with opportunities. There are a million ways to earn money and at the end of the day if you are making money and still happy , your life is a dream come true. If not, well, it is never too late to rediscover your passion. If you are really good at it, I'm sure you are going to succeed bigtime, no matter what!
We believe ONE CAN CHANGE, and you are the one who can change the course of your life!
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