I am not sure if I love or hate my life for the fact that I am not totally in control of it. In life, you always have choices. You can choose to follow your dreams and give away what could have been an ideally comfortable life, all the more if one is graduating from a place like IIM Bangalore (Day 0, fat salaries and all that…). The funny thing is, quite a few, after joining some really fancy organizations, actually realize they were, after all, born to decide when the world will go into recession again or charge a fortune for letting your clients know they never really had a problem in the first place. Occasionally, I think about how my life could have been completely different. A sportsman or perhaps a singer! Exciting lifestyle, countless fans, world tours, etc, etc. Wow! This is exactly where I believe most of us make the mistake of ignoring a very probable second thought. What if I hadn’t been this lucky in being born to the most amazing parents and never having to compromise on my dreams and wishes? The plain fact of life is “we are never satisfied.” Luckily, God’s been one amazing friend all through my life (though I’ve been selfish in remembering him only when I am in trouble). But that is what friends are for, aren’t they? Good things have just happened to me and I am in IIM Bangalore today, a spot millions of young Indians dream of every year. And that’s exactly when I really, really love life. I do not know where I will be a couple of years down the line but that’s the beauty of it all. Time is really flying now a days, I had imagined myself working so hard. It’s all planned, it’s all written, just as the Mahabharata was written years before it actually took place. Most may disagree but that’s perfectly understandable. It’s only what I believe in, and may not actually be true though I beg to differ.
I hadn’t really noticed until a few days back that in all my time thus far in IIMB I had actually developed a more positive attitude towards life. I no longer think of failure before I venture into anything. I guess it’s just the people around me who bring so much positive energy amidst all the pressures of being in the country’s premier B school. Friends, pals, buddies, whatever you may call them, the fact remains they define who you were, who you are and who you will be. I feel blessed…the second term is going way better than the first one and I am finally enjoying my life here. Hope it continues. Cheers…
