What is the reward for obedience? To be honest - nothing.
Rebellion at least gets you attention, hate or even jealousy but obedience just makes you the foolish little person stuck in the middle.
Since childhood, I can proudly (or maybe not) say that I have been an epitome of abiding to whatsoever I've been told. In 3rd standard, my mum acquired measles during my final exams and she said I wouldn't be able to help you, I sighed and said okay. I can imagine if a few rebellious friends/cousins reacting to the same situation in somewhat this way - WHAT, how am I going to pass? I think I shouldn't give the exam! Or even I need a tutor now now now. And guess they'd even get it because they're parents would be so scared to take the tantrums.
Honestly my parents never bothered with all the tantrums and hence, me having any was worthless. When mums were running around kids forcing them to eat, my mum said - if you're hungry, you eat. If you're not, you let everyone else eat. What would an ignored child in a situation like that do? Well, eat!
The case has been no different when I had to be taken for formal dinners, unknown shaadis or even children's Birthday parties. My brother would say - don't even think about asking me and I just nodded. Guess who was caught in between aunties and uncles- ME.
I wouldn't stand giving up on and didn't listen to anyone when it came to education and well, love. From forging my dad's signature for funding papers to not telling anybody that Manipal was a twinning program- I think I have left no 'kasar' (as they say in punjabi) in taking advantage of the fact that everybody assumes that I wouldn't go against them! So although you can bend the rules but incessant obedience will take you nowhere close to living your life to the fullest.
Rebellion at least gets you attention, hate or even jealousy but obedience just makes you the foolish little person stuck in the middle.
Since childhood, I can proudly (or maybe not) say that I have been an epitome of abiding to whatsoever I've been told. In 3rd standard, my mum acquired measles during my final exams and she said I wouldn't be able to help you, I sighed and said okay. I can imagine if a few rebellious friends/cousins reacting to the same situation in somewhat this way - WHAT, how am I going to pass? I think I shouldn't give the exam! Or even I need a tutor now now now. And guess they'd even get it because they're parents would be so scared to take the tantrums.
Honestly my parents never bothered with all the tantrums and hence, me having any was worthless. When mums were running around kids forcing them to eat, my mum said - if you're hungry, you eat. If you're not, you let everyone else eat. What would an ignored child in a situation like that do? Well, eat!
The case has been no different when I had to be taken for formal dinners, unknown shaadis or even children's Birthday parties. My brother would say - don't even think about asking me and I just nodded. Guess who was caught in between aunties and uncles- ME.
I wouldn't stand giving up on and didn't listen to anyone when it came to education and well, love. From forging my dad's signature for funding papers to not telling anybody that Manipal was a twinning program- I think I have left no 'kasar' (as they say in punjabi) in taking advantage of the fact that everybody assumes that I wouldn't go against them! So although you can bend the rules but incessant obedience will take you nowhere close to living your life to the fullest.
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