My Observations of Life

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. What has been the aim of life of most people in my generation? There was a well-defined path in the career front paved by people who were older and we had to t ake the same. The reasons being:     1) It lead to a safe life style, a proven one with less chances to falter.     2) We were unaware of any other path or had very less knowledge to boldly venture into        one.     3) Our parents were afraid that if we do not take the used path, we may end screwing up        our lives.     4) Parents did not have the time or money to support our dreams.     5) Parents were unsure of how a job like musician or writer or instrumentalist could help          make a living.      What has our path been (at least to most of us)? We had to score h...

What happens when a girl who does not want to grow up, who does not want to get into the "adult world" (as she calls it) has to go through events like marriage and child birth? What happens if she gets called "Aunty" by other kids when within herself, she is not even mature enough to be a wife? What happens if a girl wonders at the task given to her at office - "how do they trust me with such a big responsibility?", what happens if a girl does not realize how old she is and what her responsibilities are and wonder at others of her age who act like "big" people? Have you ever heard of a girl who wonders what her own personality is when she is just about 30 years old and feels lost? Heard of a girl who is in search of who she actually is and where she lost her identity in life? Known anyone who always attributed herself with people who she is related to and not build up a character of her own? Have you been friends with a girl for whom recogni...

Thank you Mr J for your statement - "Don't blame your child, you are lazy" (the man in my life is sitting behind me, reading as I type and says - "Idhu ennamo unmai dhan" - This is true :D ) - it woke me up early today and made me write this post. It is so wonderful how the mind works, going from one thought to another requiring a simple connection between the two. An example follows. I saw a girl who was crossing a part of the road between two volvo buses that are very close to each other, back to front. She is also on a call with someone. I wonder how is she able to do that without any fear, I would not. May be she trusts herself that she will be able to quickly move away if required. May be she trusts the driving skills of the volvo bus driver. As I think of this, the thought of my "Things to accomplish in this year" comes to my mind. One of them being "Learn to drive a car". As I think of learning to drive a car, I see how congested ...