A Lost Path

Robert Frost once bravely ventured into the path less traveled, and it made all the difference. Lucky for him, he had only two paths to choose from. Try asking a 12th standard student about choosing the right path, not to mention the path less traveled! You'd be lucky to get away with a mere stare. In a country of a billion, is the path less traveled actually plausible? Well, even if it is, how many parents would actually endure it if their kids choose their own paths? The only path a lawyer's child would be allowed to pursue would be a path to the Supreme Court. The only path a doctor's child would be allowed to take up, would be to the Government Hospital. Well, almost all our ancestors were once farmers. Imagine how things would have been if they'd had it their way.

We all have our own interests, and it will be apt to endeavor a path in which we are interested in. "I'm doing this, because I have a passion for it" is what you would like to hear from your child, rather than – "I'm doing this, because my dad wanted me to". Let us be practical here. Just because the poor child has your eyes, and has a smile that resembles yours, doesn't mean that he/she will excel in your profession. Remember – Sachin Tendulkar's father never played cricket and my father never wrote articles.