if there is one time i would love to go back to, it would be the time of our freedom. i really want to have a look at those freedom fighters. were they real? did they really stand up to the might of the british? it really takes me a lot of conviction to realise that such people did exist. and it doesnt take me a second to realise that only few are in the same league today.
years after freedom, indians have become accustomed to being ruled. to being governed. they want somebody to preside over them, to tell them what to do, to guide them, to help them at every stage. indians love being slaves. all because of stupid wads of notes.
i've been working for nearly 3 years now. the very first day i started i saw my dreams getting crushed. it was not what was promised. it took me a lot of time to quit. cz i was a slave for money. and so were the other 2000 people i met there, who used to sulk daily about their job. nobody quit. nobody had the guts to. i'm into a new job now. but those 2000 people have not left me. they're here as well. they'are everywhere. i see people getting pissed off at the work, at their leaves getting cancelled, at not getting a hike, at everything. i see people literally crying at work. what i dont see is that one person who could be man/woman enough to work and live the way he wants.
why has it become so difficult. yes we do get entangled in the myriads of friendships at workplace (yes you do make some really great buddies at work sometimes), and also the loves and crushes drag you to that office every single day, but is that all you live for? Is india going to get better by only providing service to the western guys? we need to be doing some real work for our own people. why do we have to think of joining our dream company. why cant we create one? true there are always the bunch who only want to do what they're told. they cant question. they cant innovate. they cant even stand up for something wrong. but are you one of them. ask yourself.
steve jobs said in his famous stanford speech, "i wake up every morning and ask myself. if this was my last day at earth, would i still be doing what i'm going to do today. if the answer is no for somedays continuously, i change things". you dont have to be steve jobs to change things with your life. you only need to have some guts and a little confidence in yourself.
