Surprised !!!
Yes this is a unconventional topic for sure.
This is with deep sympathies to all those souls who live their lives-i mean the full lives- probably since their early childhood, all the way through to.. well you know what I mean. The last bed..
I feel this deep sympathy because they have never experienced the wonderful surprises pleasures life has to offer.
What surprise can you get when your life centers around a checklist?
Some checklists are quite amazing in the scope of activities they cover and the depth of your daily life that they can permeate into .
One checklist goes like this -
School life
Go to school without any ruckus in the school bus(Good boy- well behaved), be among first 3 to answer all questions (show that you are smart), play one game(good for health) , come home- drink milk (again good for health), do all homework in time (good boy again) , go down and play(good for health again) revise the work done in school for 1 hour(repeatition of an actvity is the key to proper understanding) , sleep before 9:30 ( early to bed and early to rise.,....yawn). Check check check check everyday from 5th to 10th.
In vacations- join one hobby class(helps develop balanced brain) learn one instrument(all round development), enroll in dramatics or debate society(good command over labguage is necessary to succeed in life) check check check.
Complete 10th with above 90% - Check
Have fun with college friends by going for a drinks party (!!!) I drink cola you drink whatever :) - Check
Join Vacation batch classes in the small window oif enjoyment allowed between 11th and 12th - Check
Get above 95% in PCM / PCB in 12th - Check
Join the desired engineering college in merit seat !!! Check
Attend all practicals and note ALL observations of each experiment religiously and get them signed by the incharge - Check
Submit the journal immediately the next day ( develops promptness in habits) - Check
Attend ALL lectures ( learning is like a opportunity- you never know when the prof. may tell you something of high importance) - Check
Be a part of the college team in some sport(health again ) - Check
Be a part of the college drama group- (even if its a side-side-side kick role) ( helps conquer stage fear and all round development) - Check
Participate in Group discussions and summarize in time for the last minute bell- Get Campus offers from first 2 companies - Check
Select the offer that gives best experience- Check
Work diligently for 4 years - and get one promotions per year - check
Register name in marriage bureau - Check
Marry at age of 28-29 to a Check- girl of age 25-26. - Check
Book a flat at a good rate - Check
Do family planning for 2 years(this period is necessary for establishing good relation with the life partner)- Check
Go to US on a H1B visa and immediately stop the family planning - Check
Buy a car before the first child is born (so the wife can be transported back and fro easily and dont have to spend on cabs) - Check
Work hard from 9 am to 5pm everyday without leave for 335 days a year - Check
Take one month vacation to India to keep in touch with reality) - Check
Have 2 kids- one boy one girl in next 3 years ( its important for the wife's and baby's health to have children before 26+2+3= 32 Wow!!!) - Check and Check
Leave Indian company to join the US company who will file GC - Check
GC is in process so stay back without vacation for next 6 years - Check
At every opportunity say- no we are going back to India next year- Check
Wife with Post Graduate education stays at home because its important for kids to have good parenting- Check
Now he has 2 kids - older boy in 4th grade and younger daughter in 2nd grade.
I bet you are as bored of reading as I am of writing , so just imagine what a boring life this person must be living !!!!
Nothing in this guy's life is ever a surprise,
But here it is !!!!
Imagine what happens to the guy when the US multinational that hired him 4 years ago for a fat salary simply gives him the pink slip ?
Lets talk in the next post :)
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