At one time or the other, many of us might have felt that the whole rigmarole called life is pointless. Do not misunderstand me; I wish to prophesize neither depressing thoughts nor self pity. What I was trying to put across is, is the whole of it worth it?
Trying to put in ungodly hours just to be termed ‘better’ than the one next to you; working your arse off to beat that guy who got a GPA of 0.1 more than you; wishing how you could’ve worked harder and done better at that entrance test, or how you could’ve nailed that job or done things differently in a relationship... The list is endless.
This is pretty much the rhetoric shit I hear from more or less everyone around me. And if this sounds clichéd, then it is probably clichéd for a reason. Reason being, deep down, all of us are just afraid to be termed mediocre. Or worse: incompetent. There is this inexplicable urge to be on top. Of EVERYTHING. And is that really a good sign? Survival of the fittest?
Now, I *do* agree that sometimes even I get carried away by the pressure and get in line for the rat race. But then again when I have these sudden flashes of enlightenment I sit down and write such crap questioning basically everything around me. Which brings me to the current question running in my head: Why so serious - about the life, universe and everything?
I understand excellence costs. But if the cost of it is our contentment and maybe happiness, is it worth it, really?
Until next time,
NANo
Author's Note:
I note the tawdry connotations of the title which make no relevance to the topic of discussion whatsoever. And I plead temporary unimaginativeness.
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Indeed :) I'm usually termed lazy for this :D the point is do we really need to be on top? I think being on top for a few people is enjoyable for the work.. I mean if einstein was on top.. It was not for being on top but for his dedication towards his work.. On the other hand, we want to be on top just to be on top.. As far as academics is concerned, I'm making this generalization with the assumption that we think alike :) but of course, I may be wrong. And hence.. We have this 'is it worth it' I think..
Watever.. I'm just jotting down my thoughts here.. So disjointed so absurd so vague.
Thanks for such a provacative blog :) I totally relate to it.
You rawk baby nano!
Aaaah sun, my mental clone. Here we are again. Yes, that was the exact thing on my mind. I see this whole fetish for "I NEED to be the best" in people. What they call the STRIFE for excellence. And I find it a pointless rigmarole. and when I pointed this out you saw what some enthroned souls thought.
So there, I rest my case.
true that... i don't like being on the top... I prefer the girl on top rather... cowgirl, reverse cowgirl.. u get the picture.. lol
On a more serious note... very thought provoking blog... and some days I sit and ponder is this all rat race worth it??
Okay since you asked me not to give you shit about this comment, I'll ignore the first two lines of it.
So yeah, that is what I was trying to put across: Many of us wonder about this kind of stuff. So I thought I'd just rant it out.
Very thoughtful and well written..it is a pity that most of us (including me) do things to prove ourselves to others who anyways don't give a shit..y can't we simply do things that wud make us happy (well, not exactly the 3 idiots effect speaking)
I know. The 3 idiots thing is just one way of putting it. But yes even I was talking in general.
There are times when you sell your soul for what is 'supposedly' good for you against what you feel passionate about. It keeps gnawing you from within but you choose to ignore it. But in all honestly, you can only ACT oblivious for a while.
After that it gets to you.
An Ugly Fact of life...Human Desire has a limit only at infinity.
Couldn't agree more.
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