HELLO.
So yeah I’m trying to stay active and now that I’m back there is so much to unpack let’s start…
One of the things I have been wanting to talk about is culture and how I have lately just grown fond of it and see the beauty of it now that I can understand it. When I was younger I was always embarrassed by my culture I don’t know exactly why. it could probably be due to the fact no one in school talked about it and to be a cool kid you were supposed to listen to English music, watch marvel movies and more I’m not saying I don’t like that matter of fact I’m a huge marvel fan but I feel like in India we give so much importance to western cultures we forget to appreciate our own cultures, their history and beauty. I attended a fair at my grandmother’s village and I absolutely loved it and I truly appreciated how cool that humans come together to celebrate something it’s very wholesome. The kids running on the street, various shops, flower arrangements, traditional food and attire all of it was an experience. I thought about the younger me who found it cringe and how my view about so many things has changed. I've just been feeling very connected to my roots lately and enjoying it without feeling embarrassed.
The next thing I want to address is the constant pressure most parents put on their children so they can be successful I’m very grateful that my parents don’t force me to study something I don’t want to and support my ambitions but I know many parents especially Asian parents expect their child to do a particular job or study a particular course which is rigorous so they can get validation from society which I believe is beyond messed up. Don’t even get me started on the fact they expect kids as young as 12 years to know what they want to do and to study hours a day. When there is this constant pressure from a very young age it’s hard for the child, of course, on the positive side maybe they’ll be encouraged and challenged but that’s usually not the case. They will suffer as they grow up not having a normal childhood and I believe in one way they get burnt out and give up or when they face failure they take their life because they are scared of failure. Every kid should have the freedom to decide what they want. Some of us know what we want to be at the age of 10 but, some of us take time we might be 25 and still be clueless and that’s completely normal because we can’t think and move the same way after all we are humans. I'll end this rant with one quote that stuck with me from kite runner, “After all, life is not a Hindi movie. Zendagi migzara, Afghans like to say: Life goes on, unmindful of beginning, en, kamyab, nah-kam, crisis or catharsis, moving forward like a slow, dusty caravan of kochis. ”
That’s all for this week’s blog. Until next week then?? Have a good day/night/afternoon\evening whenever you are reading this, Au revoir for now.
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