We ought to realize the fact that we have been stuck with the ‘competition’ thing for so long. We have always been trying to beat others, making ourselves sound perfect to others, whilst we have problems in our lives too. Age does not define maturity, grades do not define excellence. We never go for excellence, thinking the whole matter out. Rather we focus on contriving a way to get past the hurdles and emerging as a symbol of triumph.
We are fascinated by the successes of others, demoralizing ourselves, insulting ourselves. If someone won a scholarship, so what? You are no less than that person. You are equally capable of doing something remarkable, doesn’t matter if it isn’t in the same field. Might be the fact that they are self centered, thinking only for themselves. This jumping onto the bandwagon mania has killed our moral spirits, our family values.Parents got to have someone who can attend to them in their old age, the age when the want peace. The age which asks the offsprings to be caring. But rather, we go for our success., we see a bright future ahead.
We should realize that contentment at heart is of prime importance. No one is destined to do everything, a man cannot deliver a baby, a sparrow cannot fly backwards, humming bird cannot be the largest bird on the plant. A Sindhi cannot pronounce the word “Bhola” the way Punjabis pronounce it. These limits make us realize the fact that we are confined in boundaries, and we can only achieve local maxima in the maxima of the function of life. A man who has polio is his childhood cannot play football. A compromise between family and future is difficult, but the decision should be made in the favor of latter.
There is much more to life than winning a scholarship or getting a six figure salary at Schlumberger. Making your parents happy surpasses all these feelings. Doesn’t matter if someone is not inspired by others, at least he or she is taking incentive to something on his or her own, making herself happy at heart. One should have his own little interesting world, because God never intended us to be the same. We are distinct, only thing that makes the same is our struggle for dissimilarity.