Back to square one !

Me, being a webdeveloper was meeting a client today to discuss about aspects of the website my company was to develop for her. The client is a young aspiring model who has this startup of a production house. We are to make the company profile for the same. The deal is confirmed and I am meeting her for the second time to discuss in detail. Now, I am sitting at a coffee shop and suddenly the course of the meeting turns in something like she is obliging us by giving the project to us. She turns all friendly and says, " you know, all my colleagues think that I am giving the project for development of the website to some kids and I replied to them that, no , such young people should be given a chance, and this is how even their company will grow and stuff. They are trying to do something new and we should encourage them.She also mentioned the term 'bachalog'.

Now, this ticked me off. Now, I am thinking, she just called me a baccha. I am like 'Uski gulti hi nahi hai'. but, deep down, I was enraged, and my colleague could she that in me and changed the topic. I swear, I could have stood up and shouted "Aukaaaat"... I know that I am not a person who will boas around telling every one that I am better than you, but a that point it seemed the right thing to do. I figure, that its not her fault but now that I think of it, I am not really angry with her. In fact, I am not angry at all, but I actually miss my previous venture 'Live2own' which in a huge way has changed me a lot and I am what I am because of it. But most of all, Live2own had brought us a taste of fame, respect and popularity. People knew us and we had a brand. They did that cause something we created changed the ways and catered to the needs of the society and were grateful towards us.

What I realized that, I am totally in a new industry and I am creating a new brand and an image. And it's all from scratch. The meeting with marketing executives of big companies are gone. The politics, the fame, the respect all gone ! All is left is experience of it and I have to build it all over again. Such clients are always gonna see me again as something small now cause they dont know the history. And believe me, that is hugely annoying and frustrating. After, Live2own, such meetings, it all looks inconsequential.

Somehow, I am unable to accept the fact that I am no more that brand but I know I have to start from scratch and have to move on. This event is something that made me realize what Live2own was as I now see it as an outsider and what I was. It makes me realize that Live2own was huge and what I was due to at that time.
I am back to a square one !

Sab Chalta Hai, Sab Firta hai

I abhor this statement 'Sab Chalta Hai, Sab firta hai' ! I mean it is prevalent amongst most Indians who just want to get on with their daily lives without seeking perfection in what they do. May it be their job or any activity they participate into. Also, I feel most of us just follow the mob and aim to earn just about enough to make themselves capable to pay for their daily survival.

I feel the root of the problem lies with upbringing where children see their parents follow the same pattern. Why isn't their any social seriousness about making a work perfect or having etiquettes of even conversing with someone else? Cause we are not trained to do so. I believe that the theory about the brave new world can definitely lead to a society where everyone's perfect in their jobs. But again, it has many flaws. For the world to survive, it needs imperfections. Right, I get that, but is India one of the factors playing a major role in that? I don't want that but sadly I am forced to believe. Wat do we do about this?

Upon scrutinizing upon this, I came to a conclusion wherein I seriously think that our education system is at fault. No student when he is high school knows what he wants to take up in college. Most of them decide on the basis of what his friends are taking up or what their parents say. No one really identifies what they are interested in and finalizes on what course he should be taking up. So, ultimately, he takes up a random course which he is not interested in, and reluctantly passes his semesters.Might want to add that college plays a very important role in de-motivating them. They just give importance to the fixed subjects they have taken up with no intention to providing the knowledge to the students as to what the particular subject is providing them with and the value of the same in the industry. Of course, this leads to the students to be confounded with options after their graduation as to what they should have done seriously and what is required as of he current market.

I really am unable to put enough justifications here as they might increase the length of this blog to I guess around 10,000 words !! But what I am saying is that we seriously need the change among students to view education seriously! I really don't know how but I am surely thinking. We need recognition for students good not only in education but also in fields like arts, literature, sports, drama etc.

Only a particular sense of seriousness towards these things can lead to perfection in respective fields which can lead to a better India. There's a need, there is a need for change !