May be.....

The other day I was reading this and amused (twas a great read) I forwarded the link to another friend..
He gave me some really good food for thought..as a passing thought on the post, he said, 'the thing is, our generation (read u, me aur hum) was born with the million dollar dream !'

I have been thinking since then..Really ????
We all are blessed in a way to be born in an era, when India is shining, almost like a star !
Almost all of us (except for the underprivileged) have got opportunities in life, if we made a conscious choice out of, would take us to that dream of ours !! But still most of the youth today looks disillusioned, by the very power of YOUTH. I want to blame it on the Pandora's box thrown open in front of the impressionable minds, as a result of the globalization, booming economy, technical progress, software revolution, etc. Every other person I meet (my age), wants to drive a ferrari, own a yacht (I Do ..), live a life king size/queen size.. But none (very few) is willing to take the effort or at least the decision towards achieving it.. I mean materialistic fantasies are not bad, we all have them, as a result of the 'karma' we do..
So why not satisfy them and move towards the more sacred state ?

Or may be, our generation had this engineering/medicine naam ka congenital desease. Its like a label, a tag. A baby is born and its bound to be a successful doc or a nerdy techie or a hotshot ceo. We are a generation, who moved ahead of our predecessors a lil bit, by coming out of the 'government job-secure life-happily ever after' syndrome. We are adventurous when it comes to taking risks with our lives. But have we been justifying the freedom of choice we have ? The very freedom which as I above said is the reason behind a lot of soul searching.

May be our generation needs to take charge of itself, by being accountable for its actions and thinking. May be...

I dont know why I am writing random stuff, which cropped up in my head..may be its a good way to increase post (most of them unread :() count. may be...

Anyways, as far as my own life is concerned, I think that I want those many things that everyone else wants. And I have the gear to work towards them and get them. At least, I feel like it :) Plus its like being a child again and doing what you like, you enjoy the most. May be..

Again I remember the very point my friend made, 'But at 23 its important to know that we are in control of our life!' May be... If we are not a part of some big scheme, being just moved by others, then yes.. we are in control :)

Anyways, I have to catch some online lectures now..keep working for your goals..it feels good :)

And yeah mom received my letter (the very first i sent from amreeka) and she told that she lost sleep, could not eat properly :- well she says, this happened cos of the unbounded happiness she felt after reading the 2 page long novel I wrote..But i seriously doubt my writing skills now..if this is what happens after reading my letters, then I am disillusioned..
may be....

P.S. I hope I have given enough hints to people, to comment :) :)