Quest for a glorious career...

Part 1:Mera beta toh “Engineer” banega..

                         

As Rahul came back after giving his last paper of 10^th exam, he was super happy. He was looking forward for long vacations and cool college-life after that, where there was no school-uniform and strictness...

 On his way back, he met Arora aunty who was the next door neighbor. With a broad smile she enquired him about exam and wished him happy holidays. But the next question she asked , made Rahul lose all the joy and got him into a deep thought ...

The question was “Aage ka kya socha hei? .. alias “what do you plan to do after 10^th ?!!”

BTW , Toh beta , ab aage kya plan hai ?" is the daunting question every other person asks as soon as the student finish  boards .  A 10th standard student becomes almost the center of attraction of the neighbourhood , every person wanting to know what his or her future would be.Many  of the times the student do not want to hear but such questions as they themselves are  not having any clarity in this regard.

After studying hard for the entire year and preparing for over hyped board examination Rahul was  not in a frame of mind to  think  about all these things.At the same time , he was well aware of the fact that many of his friends had already confirmed their admission in various  coaching Institutes.

 Suddenly he had many questions clouding his mind with a fear of uncertain future ahead . All subjects which  were part of single school syllabus, split themselves under the banner of Science, commerce and arts and started fighting. In fact he was not even sure if most of these subjects would have any actual relation at all with these branches or his career !!!

As he was not able to find any answer for this question on his own, he decided to take guidance from senior students around.

At first he approached his own elder brother to know about rationale his career choice. He found his answer very amusing and funny. His elder bother was studying pharmacy though he hated it most, just because one of their uncle was able to settle in USA after completing his initial degree in pharmacy and post-graduation in USA.

Being disillusioned by his brother’s answer, he decides to take a view from his best friend Ameya. There he realized that just like “Farhan Qureshi” in 3 idiots, fate of his closest friend was sealed by his parents when he was just born. He was destined to be a doctor “as per his parents’ wish” even when he himself feared going to hospital.

Rahul, not being convinced by this, decided to talk to Nishant, the smart and most intelligent student in his housing society. But realized he also had decided to prepare for IIT entrance exams, just because his elder cousin was studying in IIT.

  Rahul did not find any of these reasons compelling to decide his future. Even after talking to many Rahul was not still convinced in fact even further confused... the question that comes to his mind was “Kya kare kya na kare.”

... TO BE CONTINUED