COME……LET'S GO THE OTHER WAY

 

When we read the title we immediately think that when the whole world is going in one direction, I will go in a different direction, just to prove a point. But it is not so. It only means that we need not take the beaten path. Just like how Robert Frost in his poem, The Road Not Taken,” says, two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by…And that has made all the difference. New enterprises and businesses have come up in the world because of new ideas and thought processes. Somebody thought differently and that is how e-commerce started.

 

There may some accepted norms. But can you introduce something new to this world? Mahendra Singh Dhoni introduced the helicopter shot in cricket and created a niche for himself. In the film world, when acting was what everyone focused upon, one man alone focused on style, and became a superstar. When the world is moving in one direction, you can create an absolutely new direction which the world was not aware of till then.

 

Create your own path. When every student in your class tries to be one in a crowd, you can try to be one above the crowd, when they think that being like others will only gain them friends, you dare to be original and move on, when they think it is right to do what everyone else is doing, you decide to follow your value system, when some of them think it is alright to cheat in the exam, you hold on to your integrity, when they think that smoking and drinking is cool, you decide to walk alone and be right, when they think it is fun to get into relationships of infatuation, you tell yourself that you will transcend such thoughts and feelings that will make you fall in life.

 

The world is becoming more and more casual about so many things. People who have a value system, who are disciplined, are all seen as outdated nerds. You need a lot of courage to do what you think is right and to avoid herd mentality. To be a path finder, you need to be a path breaker. In the beginning you may be alone, but keep persisting and you will find that a huge crowd is following your path. All you need is a strong belief in what you do. It is hard to find teenagers who are not part of a gang. If you manage to break away from the wrong trend, you will go on to become a trendsetter!

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