Yesterday my friends and I were discussing about a few MBA questions as one of my friends is taking up MBA. He wanted to discuss and improve himself. Anyways, thats not the point, the thing is while we were discussing about the questions. There was this one question, which read "What are your objectives in life? Both career and personal."
It seems like a very easy and simple question to answer. Well, it is, but I went on to explain and ask questions to my friends which they felt was unnecessary and useless. I shall get to the questions I asked a little later. Getting back to where we started off. The objectives of a person in his or her lifetime would be anything from becoming famous, a millionaire or may be doing something extraordinary. Well, these are what everybody would think. But, one friend of mine, has limited wishes about himself, he wants to lead a simple life, have a good carrier, family and some good time to himself. I don't say that its wrong, cause everybody has their own thoughts about how they want to live their lives. I asked him, well, thats ok, but is there something that would want to do, which would be like the highlight of your life, which would be the high point, which he would want to reach, and his answer, is "no", I'm happy if I'm able to lead my life with a good carrier and happy family and a good time. Ok, I said, but I think a little differently, so I asked him to think a little harder and ask himself what would the objective of his life would be? I did not stop at that. I also asked a lot more questions which sounded crazy for 2 of my friends present.
I asked questions like Why are we born? What is it that one has done differently than living the life he or she wants to? I mean, if you look at all that people do in their life time is to be born, study hard in school, collage and get married to a lovely husband or a beautiful wife. Have children and bring them up to see your grand kids. Well, everyone does, that, but what is so different about your life from the other person. You are born, you've lived your life according to your parents will, studied hard and joined collage, did your professional degree and stuff. Next what, get married and lead a Happy Life. That is fine, but has anyone sat down and thought for a moment, why we are born? Why we are born to the parents that we are? Why we are born in the country we are born to and not another country? After all the discussion of these questions, which sounded so crazy to my friends that I needed to shut myself.
And then there was another question "If you were to go back in time and change something what would you change?" Again, as simple as answers can be, they said it would be to change a few of their set backs in their lives that they made. My answer to the question was that I would not like to change anything in my life, because its been nice, the way it has been, may be I would want to be richer, or famous, but that would change the course of my life, which I definitely don't want. Another friend of mine also didn't feel the need for any change, but according to me and the way his life is going, I thought he needed a lot of change. Based on which I asked him why not change the things like, may be your life patterns, life may be born in a rich family, change parents, or may be born in another country. Like before, again both my friends were shocked, at least one was. He asked me why change country, why the change on friends? Why change a lot more things...
All the questions I asked them both about why we were born, what was the purpose of life was, why we needed to do what everybody does? What is the reason for being born on this planet and not another one. Also there was a time when we were discussing about the things in life that are impossible, are they or is there any thing that is impossible? I don't think so, there is nothing that is impossible, but its just not been tried as yet. One of my friend asked me the same questions I had been asking them, but the only reply I could give him was that I did not have any answers, that's the reason I was asking questions that I did.
Its an incident from my life. If my friends who were present, don't like this blog, please forgive me. Its just that I wanted to share it with my other friends too, hope it is taken in a sporty manner.
Please leave comments to the questions I have asked, if you have anything to add, please do :)
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