Place: Moscow
Time: 1994
We were cruising at 140kmph along the ring road around Moscow. Stefano Nardi was driving very slowly compared to his normal speed! Suddenly he asked me. Ajith, is it true that you Indians work all your life and save for your children? I replied, yes, Stefano. That is true. He said, you are all idiots. I work for myself. I will support my daughter for her education and thats it. Then she have to earn her living. I am not going to work like an ass all my life so that she can do nothing and enjoy her life! I said, Stefano, our culture is different. Like our parents did before us, we try to provide for our children what is wrong with it? He said, dear Ajith, you think you are doing a favour to your children. But in fact you are making them lazy and useless. Because if you provide for them, they will not work! Never do that to your son. Let him earn his living with his own efforts and become his own man. Otherwise he will not have any respect for you or for him and nobody will respect him too.
On that morning in Moscow, I did not believe Stefano. But now? I see the truth!
Are you listening my friend? Earn your living and earn your respect! There are no free lunches!
This is one topic I discuss with my frnds. When I finsh saying what I shud b saying, they look at me like a selfish bastard and a jerk.
ReplyDeleteFinally I am gonna do what u said and what I felt. I am gonna give him or her education. Once outta college he is on his own. I have a brother who is 9 years younger than me.He is doing his +2 & I told him the same thing.