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The Unfairness of Life’s Ways

Hello
there guys….I wouldn’t say that it’s been a while since I last wrote something as
my last blog was somewhere around September but just wanted to pen down some
thoughts to paper or in this case the web….The topic today is the cruel facts
of life…scenes that plague the world around yet not much has been done to cure
it…Probably because most of us do not know what the remedy is for this. That’s
the debate on my mind at the moment…call it the spure of the moment but it sickens
to think that such an important matter has been taken so lightly by everyone
including me…

 Don’t
think I’m a psychopath but anger has become of me as I bring to you the scenes have
become normal to us. We know that these things happen but are not sure on how
this could changed. It’s actually a documentary that I watched that actually
showed what the so called “under privileged” had to go through on
a daily basis just to make sure that they get to see another sunrise …Ordinary
things that we take for granted is seen as an unreachable heaven for these
individuals…It’s not that they are not capable of obtaining it but just the
simple fact that the talent was present but the opportunity was not ….How
many of us know this for a fact but choose to pretend and get along with
life….Here’s the scenario….A rich kid and poor kid studies in the same
school…..Unlike in the movies both kid performs on an equal scale and have
their strengths and weaknesses in their respective areas….However the kid that
has the spending power gets more encouragement to move on in life from family
members and society in general as they are able to fork out that extra cash
without compromising the lively hood of the ones around them…..After completing his schooling life he decides that college would be a more fun experience
compared to the local universities. He checks out the broaches for all the hip and happening colleges
around and finally comes up with the decision to study overseas. The parents
feel so proud of their son’s decision to be independent and make all required
arrangements. The chap flies and settles down in the foreign land and starts
attending classes.

He then fails a bunch of papers in the 1^st, 2^nd
and 3^rd year but things are still ok as he can afford to retake the
exams due to the spending power again. Finally after a few failed attempts he
scrapes through and eventually obtains the paper qualification. He takes a
vacation for all the “hard” work put in and then one day realizes that it’s
time to find a job…After 10 minutes of flipping through the newspaper, he gets
sick of it and decides to talk to dad….

With
a few strokes of the dial, the dad rings up a few contacts and the son gets a
job in an established company where the MD so happens to be the dad’s
ex-classmate…..The rich kid then works for a couple of months and then realizes
that this is not the job for him and decides to seeks daddy help again. With a
little bit of fuss this time the father dials a few numbers again and this
vicious cycle goes around once more….At one point of time the rich kid becomes
established in life thanks to all the help he received along the way and
finally becomes rich not based on his father’s wealth but of his “own”….He has
a pair of kids and the cycle continues…..

Now like in the movies we go back to
the poor kids life cycle…..He studies with the realization that this might be
his only shot towards getting a certificate that may assure him of a future
carrier…..He passes on an average scale as this is normal in the society we
live in today…..Only in the movies especially tamil one’s do you see the poor
kid winning the gold medal at the end of the day for being the best student in
the whole district. In real life there are many students who are average both
in life as well as in studies…Back to the picture….He now vigorously applies
for local universities but to no avail…..Tears stream down his cheeks as he
knows that without a higher education, life would be a struggle all the way….He
also knows his family situation and it’s financial status. After days of pondering
on this thought he finally  seeks help
from dad to think of what to do next as it’s been months now and the are no
response from any local varsities…..

His poor father takes a deep breath and sits
a while to think of what are the ways of helping the son out. He too knows the
cruel fate that would await his flesh and blood if he stops his education. His
hearth is burden by the situation and tries to think of all the ways that he
knows…..He gets the sons permission to work out something in 2 days and starts
doing the math on how this would be possible…You would not be able to
comprehend what that 2 days would be like for the poor father. After the 2^nd
day he approaches the son proudly to say that he managed to get him in a
college so that he could further his studies. The sons face glows with joy…This
is however short lived once he finds out the college that the father has
enrolled him into….If he had a choice that would have been the last place to
study in his list…..He looks up at his father and sees a glimpse of hope….The
father waits anxiously to see what his sons reaction would be as he has already
mortgaged the family fund for this college he selected. At the back of his
mind, though he knows what he is about to commit to is not something of his
choice, it’s the fathers scarifies that compels him to agree with it….The poor
kid then goes on studying in this higher learning “institution” and excel more
then what he did in school as he knows how hard it is for the father to educate
him….The sacrifice he makes in order to send his young one to this stage is
beyond words….Every payment date for the semester fees would be a nightmare for
both the father and son…..

Finally he graduates and again does reasonably
well…again no gold medals here….He then searches high and low for a job and
then finally manages to get an interview….He goes to the interview and realizes
that there are 30 people before him…He sits nervously and strikes out a
conversation with the candidate next to him as they both wait their turns…He
later finds out that the one he just spoke to studied in a prestigious college
somewhere in the remote dense suburbia in the US….It’s so foreign that the poor
chap is even unable to pronounce it…..He later finds out that 15 of the 30
candidates have degrees overseas…..He takes a big gulp and enters the interview
room just to know that the interviewer flips only the first page of his well
prepared resume and only enquires his name…He was then asked to leave….

After an
hour long wait for the interview, he gets told that he will be contacted if he
was chosen but the call never comes…..He attends a 1000 other interviews and
finally manages to land one. Again this would not be the preferred job that he
would have like to get but situations were so desperate that what ever he gets
seems like a gold mine….The kid continues to work for this organization with
the realization that he’s overworked and under paid. He however does not dare
take the decision of quitting as he has too much on his shoulder to put
down…..He finally lands himself married and gets a son of his own and I’m sure
you know how the story continues from here….

 Now
I ask you, were there any differences in both the rich kid and the poor kids
life……..The majority would answer YES. That’s because there was a dramatic
difference…but if I were to ask you again, were there any difference in both
the kids when it came to talent wise….Most of the answers would be NO because
both were average students…..Both had talents that were on an average scale but
one had help along the way as resources were available and the other had to
struggle…….Doesn’t this statement make sense now “The rich stay rich and the Poor remain Poor”. Where I’m heading
with this is that good talents are being kept hidden just because the chance was
not there to shine….How many of us gets help from the government to actually
pursue our future goals. How many of us get scholarships to better equip
ourselves to prepare for life’s struggles. Let’s ponder on this thought and any
suggestion and ideas towards this blog would be much appreciated and would be a great reading…..till next time…..god bless