Hi,
This post is something that I wanted to write about since long but could never come up with the right set of words and expressions.
My mom told me once, in fact she still tells me the following:
"Son, You control your life till the point you want to. Don't lose control"
For a few days I thought about it and I made a list of things that were/are controlling my life. I am sure a lot of us share the same feelings. Every individual experiences a lot of controlling forces.
I have ranked a few of them in order of their magnitude.
1. Ego - Doing things because You just want to do them, there is no logical reason or benefit associated.
2. Money - Need, I say about this?
3. Family - People who feel related to their families can feel this. I am obviously excluding the "cool" metropolitan youth here.
4. Social Stigma - God, this is the most lame force. But people let their lives controlled by thinking about lame questions like "What will Mr. X and his second cousin's aunt think of me if they see me doing things like this?"
5. Love - Enough evidence can be found in "Emotional Atyachaar" on Channel V.
Try to gain control of these forces. Again .. only if you want to.
Think less, do more ... but think before doing.
This post is something that I wanted to write about since long but could never come up with the right set of words and expressions.
My mom told me once, in fact she still tells me the following:
"Son, You control your life till the point you want to. Don't lose control"
For a few days I thought about it and I made a list of things that were/are controlling my life. I am sure a lot of us share the same feelings. Every individual experiences a lot of controlling forces.
I have ranked a few of them in order of their magnitude.
1. Ego - Doing things because You just want to do them, there is no logical reason or benefit associated.
2. Money - Need, I say about this?
3. Family - People who feel related to their families can feel this. I am obviously excluding the "cool" metropolitan youth here.
4. Social Stigma - God, this is the most lame force. But people let their lives controlled by thinking about lame questions like "What will Mr. X and his second cousin's aunt think of me if they see me doing things like this?"
5. Love - Enough evidence can be found in "Emotional Atyachaar" on Channel V.
Try to gain control of these forces. Again .. only if you want to.
Think less, do more ... but think before doing.
doing somethin u love is a good thing..
ReplyDeleteand it doesn matter if it controls your life dude
Seriouly 'Cool' metro youth?
ReplyDeleteI don't think emotional atyachar comes on channel V
:P
MTV may be! Same difference.
ReplyDelete'Cool' metropolitan youth? Seriously?
ReplyDeleteAnd I guess it's more of a weighted choice everywhere. I mean, sometimes ego wins family vs ego, sometimes it loses.
That, and even if things don't go according to plan, should be resilient enough to get back and do stuff you want to all over again.
I ll get back to studies now, else I weel be keeled :|
I agree now that the ranking might not hold for everyone. But it would pretty much revolve around these things.
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