What is the purpose of my life? The reasons for my confusion? Is there anything I truly want to do? Is there anywhere I truly want to go? I don’t understand at times what I want to be. This has been my position for as long as I can remember and I’m sure many of you reading this relate to it in some way or the other. Maybe there is a way of figuring this out. Today, I must decide what I don’t want to be. Let’s start with the corporate world. Alright, I DON’T want to be in the corporate world (If I do, it’ll only be in HR). Why? Because I suck at organising. Suck at managing people (loving and respecting them, YES. Hiring and Firing them? NO!). Suck at mathematics and accountancy. And don't really enjoy wearing formal clothes that suffocate my neck. What then, is the point of me pursuing an MBA? (A realisation which came upon me after enrolling and subsequently dropping out, from an MBA programme). Even if I did, it would have to be from someplace other than my own country and obviously not at a top school because my math skills could make a 6th grade teacher commit suicide. So then, I would be among the 1000 odd job aspirants from mediocre universities thinking of ways to answer an interview outside a drab room filled with people equipped with great experience and knowledge. Probably even before I get to the unfortunate stage of meeting these monsters, some dude from the IIM, XLRI etc etc would have impressed these people with his ‘’dedication’’, “mastery of knowledge in you-name-it” and confidence which could put a lion to shame. So where do the rest of us go? The rest of us not so “blessed” with academic intelligence? Do we end up in careers that make relatives gasp? Or make people come to the conclusion “I feel sorry for his parents, look at X’s son, he’s an engineer and Y’s daughter, she’s going to Harvard”. Though we all know that in our hearts, we youngsters give a damn of what people think. Why then do we have to worry about what society thinks?. Just do what you feel like. Wanna be a monk? Go ahead, be one.! A writer, A poet, An actor.. anything. Be what you choose to be? And if that choice doesn’t work, then choose again. But don’t give up! Not everyone is an MBA or a CA or whatever and that is perfectly fine. I’m sure the almighty created people for different purposes. It’s just that it might take a while to figure that out. But have fun figuring it out! Because that’s what life is intended to be. A whole lot of fun!
What are the medical, engineering etc professions all about? Millions of aspirants, many out of their parent’s choices, work their asses off for the entrance examinations, many of whom are unsuccessful and they try again and again and again…When they still don’t succeed, they commit suicide. When they do, they are almost definitely ragged by similar frustrated people who require a platform to vent their suppressed weakness and inabilities. The same child who set out to be a doctor/ engineer with a spring in his step, ends up being a frustrated soul with a personality disorder. My intention isn’t to berate these noble professions. After all, our survival depends on doctors but when I hear of ragging incidents in medical colleges, I often do wonder that a person who can’t display basic humanity towards a fellow human being, hardly stands a chance of being sympathetic towards a patient. If you have it in you, by all means go ahead. Of course, all medical and engineering colleges aren’t subject to ragging!. But don’t do it because you are asked to. Never do anything under pressure. When you continuously suppress your desires, you become a mere puppet of society’s will. Each time I read the papers, there’s some or the other news item of a student committing suicide due to poor marks. What is even more appalling is that it’s now happening at the primary and secondary school level. My question to parents: “ Is failing that math paper really the end of your son/daughter’s career?” Is he now fit to do nothing else? Why create so much pressure during these carefree years that will never return? My parents never pressurised me for anything and I will be forever indebted to them for that…
My message to fellow youngsters is this- Love who you are. Respect yourself. Dream big. I would like to end this by an inspiring line from Taare Zameen Par’s kholo kholo song “Tujhme agar...pyaas hai, Baarish ka ghar bhi paas hai!”
Rohan Pasricha
Relationship with God
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Relationship with God
A relation of compassion, an exchange of love,
Our alliance with God is a gift from the heavens above,
Sometimes we listen, many times we don’t,
Protecting us always, leave us he won’t.
What happens to us is for our highest good,
This belief in destiny makes you strong like wood,
Many choices however, are in our hands,
We can choose to be a king in a palace or a pauper in the sands.
Whatever you choose, the fact is clear,
To Him always, you’ll be his dear,
In moments of sadness and in moments of happiness,
She’ll love you always, forever she’ll bless.
Mistakes are made, from experiences we learn,
Being happy is what we truly yearn,
There’s no losing in life, just different choices,
Listen to your heart, your inner voices.
Rohan Pasricha
A relation of compassion, an exchange of love,
Our alliance with God is a gift from the heavens above,
Sometimes we listen, many times we don’t,
Protecting us always, leave us he won’t.
What happens to us is for our highest good,
This belief in destiny makes you strong like wood,
Many choices however, are in our hands,
We can choose to be a king in a palace or a pauper in the sands.
Whatever you choose, the fact is clear,
To Him always, you’ll be his dear,
In moments of sadness and in moments of happiness,
She’ll love you always, forever she’ll bless.
Mistakes are made, from experiences we learn,
Being happy is what we truly yearn,
There’s no losing in life, just different choices,
Listen to your heart, your inner voices.
Rohan Pasricha
Reclaim your life
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Reclaim your life.
There’s always a chance to reclaim your life,
Mistakes are made, choices go wrong,
Acceptance of these is what makes life tick,
For problems and setbacks never stay for too long..
You live just once, explore the world..
Act like you own it, and call it your own,
Only then will you get what you truly desire,
A life with happiness and love adorned.
Wake up every morning, and thank god you exist,
Cherish the beauty of nature, enjoy the mist.
Know that you’re loved by him forever,
And leave you alone, she will never.
When one door closes, the other opens,
Opportunities in the world are limitless,
Tapping your potential needs to come from within,
There’s always God to guide you, with his warm caress.
The moments of youth never return,
Life is not just a process to learn,
Enjoying each second, is the key
Only this is what the soul truly yearns.
Rohan Pasricha
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There’s always a chance to reclaim your life,
Mistakes are made, choices go wrong,
Acceptance of these is what makes life tick,
For problems and setbacks never stay for too long..
You live just once, explore the world..
Act like you own it, and call it your own,
Only then will you get what you truly desire,
A life with happiness and love adorned.
Wake up every morning, and thank god you exist,
Cherish the beauty of nature, enjoy the mist.
Know that you’re loved by him forever,
And leave you alone, she will never.
When one door closes, the other opens,
Opportunities in the world are limitless,
Tapping your potential needs to come from within,
There’s always God to guide you, with his warm caress.
The moments of youth never return,
Life is not just a process to learn,
Enjoying each second, is the key
Only this is what the soul truly yearns.
Rohan Pasricha
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The Mind
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The Mind
It flits from one thought to the other,
Never resolves an issue, only creates another,
The mind is such a bundle of thoughts,
Leave it to no use, and in an instant it rots.
We create thoughts every second of the day,
When we are awake, or when we are in our dreams far away,
Desperately one wonders, how they can,
For a moment at least put their minds at bay.
Some thoughts are pure, some constructive,
Some are useless, some destructive,
They come and go, with rapid speed
Oh how difficult the mind, is to lead.
The trick however is to let it be,
Let it conjure moments of sadness, and of glee
But listen to your heart, and then you’ll see
That’s the only way to set the mind free.
The heart guides the soul within,
It defeats the mind, with love it wins,
To it only, the soul listens truly,
Free of guilt and free from sins.
Rohan Pasricha
It flits from one thought to the other,
Never resolves an issue, only creates another,
The mind is such a bundle of thoughts,
Leave it to no use, and in an instant it rots.
We create thoughts every second of the day,
When we are awake, or when we are in our dreams far away,
Desperately one wonders, how they can,
For a moment at least put their minds at bay.
Some thoughts are pure, some constructive,
Some are useless, some destructive,
They come and go, with rapid speed
Oh how difficult the mind, is to lead.
The trick however is to let it be,
Let it conjure moments of sadness, and of glee
But listen to your heart, and then you’ll see
That’s the only way to set the mind free.
The heart guides the soul within,
It defeats the mind, with love it wins,
To it only, the soul listens truly,
Free of guilt and free from sins.
Rohan Pasricha
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