“The world doesn’t know who
you are underneath; it’s what you do that defines you”
-
Batman
I was asked by a teacher what my
objectives for my life are. I simply replied: “I want to innovate in a new
software system.” To this he replied: “will the completion of this objective
give you ultimate satisfaction? Will this suffice all your wants?” It is true
that I didn’t have an answer to this question. Then I thought, after much
musing, does any one of us have an objective? A purpose? The ancient sages told
us to meditate, to introspect and find the purpose of the gift that the lord
almighty has given us. It took years, to know it. When one stumbled upon this
truth, he was considered to be enlightened. What or how then we, young men, who
haven’t had much experience of this world, could possibly know the purpose?
Again what is this purpose? One of my dearest friend said that our aim should
be to strive for knowledge and be of service to mankind in general.
Now comes the big question, in
the real world scenario, is such mentality feasible? In a country where to earn
food is one of the most difficult task, is there any time or health for others?
Do we care for others, for philosophy? For values? No. We all will be too busy
earning our own livelihood. I will know a technique and my peer will know one
more. I will be busy taking on him so that I get beyond him in career. I will
be hungry for money, respect and superiority. I know I will be not the best of
the citizen; I will pay bribes to get my work done. I will walk along the set
lines of fanciful and immoral conduct, and become a legal trickster. Objective
whoever talked of that? I will be alive.
I think it will be almost
impossible to be the idealist that we think of, if ever we do think of it. At
the end I know I will hate myself for being what I would become in life.
Considering these thoughts all I would say in the end is this: “whatever or
however I live my life, I will die a respectful death.”
May all those who are aimless
find a purpose in life. Read the first line now. Again, carefully.
