Be Stupid. Really?

I’m 27. I have worked in television (both GEC and News), print and internet space. I’m reasonably intelligent. And still have not found my calling in life. Is that what spells a loser?

Everyone around me seems to have stuck onto one job or at least one field. And all I want to do is probably study photography next. It’s unbelievable the amount of things I can set my heart on.

And it’s all good to say it’s a great idea to know a hundred different things…but hey c’mon…we don’t live in an idealistic world. Jumping work fields every year may be exciting and great fun but it does not translate into money… because learning the ropes of every new field implies starting at the bottom. Finally what you get is tons of knowledge…plenty of thrills…and a permanent place at the bottom.

It didn’t matter till a year ago. My parents were working, I was austere…almost abnormally so... and money was the last thing on my mind.

But over the past year, they have retired and something has changed. It may have to do with the people I’m surrounded with, but I’d rather attribute it to the fact that I am now 27. And have finally been granted the perennial, nagging restlessness that tells me I have to earn more.

I don’t know if the want and the restlessness are strong enough to shake me out of my more often than not, satisfied, contented existence… We shall see… This post will be updated by the end of this year. Till then…sail on…