It was for the nth time we saw 3
Idiots & as I saw it I reflected about what my friend & my daughter are
going thru – the 3 Idiot moments. Although both of them are 30 years apart they
are going thru the same pangs as they make decisions for their individual future.
Xth / School passing exam brings
with it the pressure of probably making a tough choice in a person’s life for
the 1st time in today’s world. In our days (like in 3 Idiots) it was
a tossup between engineering n medical or anything else.
For her.....this is how her mind works:
she knows & we know that she is
good in fine arts, presentation skills but she does not want to pursue the same
because that does not have a good future or getting into NID is a difficult
proposition etc. Larger logic is she knows she is good in arts but she might be
good in something else hence she wants to discover something else like architecture
– which requires maths, but she hates Maths but since she wants to do
architecture she is willing to take up Maths. But wait she also like Bio but
she does not want to become a doctor – maybe a teacher, eeks NO – that’s so
boring so maybe microbiology / scientist types ya that sounds good. What with
all the Maggie tamasha happening around us. So Bio is in so is Maths & Chem
& Physics are all blood brothers – the way our combos are structured. Final
choice BPCM….Whether that will be the final choice is anybody’s guess.
That’s 1
yr down the line – so we will wait & see. But it was interesting to see how
a young mind grapples with the idea of making a decision.
We adults are not different as I
saw my dear friend go thru the same rigmarole as we sipped our whisky in a
dimly lit room – throwback to our college days I guess. Change of job after
almost a decade brings in similar kind of arguments. Should I throw away all my
security & credibility painstakingly created in last 10 yrs for an unknown
future? Is it the increase in money & the quality of work or the easy
commute & a balanced lifestyle? Do you want to be the cog in the wheel or
do you want to be the wheel? Do you really want to re-invent yourself at 40?
I have heard / read this so often
“What’s your calling?”. But for every 10 successful start up there are 90
failures. Life’s journey begins where the 3 Idiot film end. 3 Idiots tells you
to have the courage to take the decision but life takes its shape after you
take the decision. You live that life day in day out hoping & you are part
of the 10 & not 90.
I realized finally it your heart
which decides – as in my friends case after a 3 hr discussion I realized his
heart was made up, the discussion was to justify the questions which his
rational mind was asking. Nobody know whether she will be an architect or his
job will turn out to be a good choice but the 3 Idiots moment lies in the courage
to take the decision & live by it happily, not doubting it.
I am sure the journey will have it’s ups & downs. Enjoy the ride!
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