A REALITY CHECK

DIARY OF an INDIAN STUDENT

By Sakshi Aurora

Literally all of us have gone through this thing in some or the other point of time in life and this is: 
"Padhlo beta , padhai bas abhi ki hai fir toh sari zindagi padhi hai mazey karne ki." (Study hard at this point of the time in life and you have your whole life ahead of it to enjoy)

Our lovely parents who tell us this whenever we are about to step into 10 std. (Boards ofcourse and now CCE making it all the more worrisome)

Our amazing parents who tell us this when we are in 11 (after all it is going to form the base of 12 std)

Our worried parents who tell us this when we are in 12 std (why wont they be worried after all its a question of a good college, may be the best actually)

Our concerned parents who tell us this when we have gotten admission in a good college (for a decent job, yes why not, why else the need to study so hard)

Our parents while we are on the job "work to the best of your ability child, this is just the start of your career"

Aadat se majboor parents all through the remaining lives would direct their child lovingly in the similar manner.
And the obedient child just like how he had been following their advice would continue to do so with a hope that a day will come when things will be like he would want them to be.
But how can child expect something
different to happen in later stages of his life when he himself hasn't sown
anything different in early times.

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Ps: advise for my dearest friends is 2 magical words (I call it magical coz the result it produces are miraculously unbelievable)  "Explore Yourself". And "Suno sabki karo apni" and "try to understand your parents, going against them is nowhere close to a solution and padh bhi lia karo"

advise for the parents from me "just be a little less harsh on the child"

And parents have a tendency to compare their child to others.

So all i have to say to them is the very famous Bill Gates quote "Dont compare yourself(your child) to anyone in the world, if you do so you are insulting yourself(your blood)" . Parents dont compare your child and support them.

 If the passion is well known follow it. Else listen to what your parents say and keep the fire inside alive in you.

And remember the great words said by Opera Winfrey - "you get in life what you have the courage to ask for "