Recently the day when IITJEE2012 results
were announced, some lives, even distantly related to it, were affected. Some
came up with flying colours and others, well, not so. The thing that totally
amazes me is every single person with science as subject dreams to get in IITs
and after that, IIMs. No, I am not talking hawa mein. If there exist some
statistical data, I am pretty sure it would show that more than 60% of the toppers
of 10th board opt for science and then more than 70% of these dream
to get in these world recognized institutions IITs, IIMs, and then any job with
a fancy 6-figure salary will do, no matter what it may be. Some make it through
by putting their best efforts believing it’s for their own good as parents and
teachers say. Believe you me, every parent and teacher says the same thing,
every single Indian parent or teacher says the same damn thing. I can so well
picturize even Sachin Tendulkar’s parents saying him the same thing decades ago
“Cricket wricket toh zindagi bhar chalta rahega, abhi do saal hai, pad le mann
laga ke”. But giving an example of legend is not fair. So generalization, some
put all their efforts, get in IITs, making everyone proud, give some
inspiration to the junior kids, becoming hot topic of debate among teachers and
a gossip to share for pados wali aunty “Haan unka beta toh sona nikla,
selection ho gaya uska, laga nahi tha mujhe ke ho jayega”. Then the same cycle,
college, studying (I doubt if majority does that in college), job, fancy
salary, marriage, kids, and pushing kids to become like them. And others are
disheartened, all broken, because apparently their dream to get in IITs is
broken. They too, become hot topic of debate among different variety of people
and a gossip to share for pados wali aunty “Nahi hua uska toh, mujhe laga tha
intelligent hai, but aaj kal kiska kya pata chalta hai”. Suicide cases may be
rare but they exist. Haha, and there are people who have no interest in Physics,
Chemistry, Math at all and they cannot stop claiming that it was their dream to
get in IITs. Sometimes, when I see some people, I cannot help but think that
whoa it did them such good that their so-called-dreams are broken. I cannot
help but feel that maybe this will make them realize that they are not meant to
be the person they are trying so hard to be. This failure is not a failure but
a cue that you are maybe travelling in the wrong direction just to follow
someone. Maybe you are meant to do something totally different from what you
are trying to do. All you need to do is keep your mind open, being spontaneous
and positive that maybe whatever happens, happens for a good reason. You just
need to find ‘that good reason’ behind whatever fucked up thing happens (or
whatever fucked up thing you think had happened). Some dreams are maybe meant
to be broken to actually be somewhere you never even dreamt of.
P.S. Just some amateur views and things
which hopped in my mind, typed in quick 15. but it took 4 times that time to post this thing on blogger :P I mean wtf is wrong with width thing on this new template thing, and i thought screw it, i might even add a random picture :P
