Growing up I happened to come across this proverb everywhere I go. My grandfather would always insist on how far we go. On the other hand, my father would recommend me to shove others out of my way so that I can go faster than everyone else. These contrary ideas are what we, millennials have been seeded with. But which one to chose?!
Kids these days have a lot of choices. Digitalisation has allowed a kid from Japan meet one from Mexico. An old man can connect with a teenager. They get hundreds of ideas and scenarios for the same problem or statements. Likewise, the meanings of this proverb prove to be endless. It keeps changing from one person’s perspective to another.
What should I do now?!
Should I go far?!
Or should I go fast?!
Parents of the millennials expect their wards to be perfect in everything. They want their kids to go faster and further and become better than everyone else out there. But is it even possible?!
Come on, guys. Let’s be realistic. Nobody is perfect. ’I have it all’ attitudes is nothing but a freak show that people smear on their faces to show off.
So what if I don’t want to go fast and like to be around a bunch of knuckleheads where I can laugh, love and enjoy my life?
So what if I chose to go faster ignoring others?
This you guys, is something you should think about with almost seriousness. Success, or rather here, how far or how fast is determined only by your personal happiness. It may not seem to come to you at the beginning. But like my father or grandfather, we will surely have our own experiences to validate what is what. To tell our kids our own version of this proverb.
My version of this proverb is ”The happier you are the farther or the fastest you have come.”
Have a great day, guys. See you around.
Dharshana Sekar
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