I graduated from a top tier engineering institute and got placed at a good company with decent salary. Same is the case with my friends. Three months into the job, when I talk to myself and my friends, I found a strange pattern. Almost all were having some sort of confusion about what their goal is, whether the job they were doing is what they want to do. Everyone had this mixed feelings about life. No one could speak it out properly. Only word that comes out is “confusion” .
But when I look at my unemployed friends, struggling for jobs, I see a completely different picture. All their efforts are focused towards getting a job and once they achieve that, it’s all happies.
So, what is it that creates this confusion ?
Is it even a confusion or just another self imposed pressure to find the so called passion ?
During college, everyone lives in a dream world. Friends are just a door knock away and all forces in the college try to make you feel as a king. But in real life, maintaining friendship comes with a commitment and cost. In real world, no body knows you as that bond senior who created xyz club or as that hottest girl/guy who rocked the stage. All you are known for is the ID card hanging around your neck. You are just another speck of dust in a vast desert.
The desire to create an identity for yourself in this desert is what creates this confusion.
Some create this identity by excelling in career, some disrupt the world with their innovative ideas, some wander the world in search of meaning, some find their meaning at home in their loved ones and few just don’t take any action fearing failure. It is up-to us to decide which way to go. No way guarantees peace of mind, but taking action will surely open up doors to more exciting journeys. Whenever you feel demotivated to take action or you want to quit, just look at your surroundings, look at your parents, look at the old people selling flowers and driving autos in summer heat, all of them are taking action to make future of their loved ones and themselves better.
Life is never without confusions. All we have to do is accept ourselves and our thoughts, dream about things you want and every night fill your heart with desire to pursue that dream. What is the joy of living if you have everything sorted. Uncertainty is at the core of universe. Just accept and move forward !
