"Karna hai kya mujhko, yeh maine kab hai jaana,
lagta hai gaunga zindagi bhar bas yeh gaana"
I know all of you recollect these lines out of a Hindi film in the earlier part of this decade. No, I amn't going to write about Hindi films.But, if you check this video out before reading further if will do two things:
1. Help you relate to what I want to say better.
2. Relieve you of the monotony of reading my irritating blogpost at one go.
What we see here is 11- year old Damon Weaver interviewing President Obama. The guy seems too calm and mature for his age, doesn't he? ( I am not talking about Obama). The good thing I like about the US is that they are willing and supportive of youngsters who want a HEADSTART. If you take all the entrepreneurs in US who have made it big, they were into it quite early. Apple's, Steve Jobs was a millionaire before 24. Bill Gates and Micheal Dell weren't far behind as well. Why is it so when it is widely believed that the talent that runs the show in these companies is predominantly from India.
What we see here is 11- year old Damon Weaver interviewing President Obama. The guy seems too calm and mature for his age, doesn't he? ( I am not talking about Obama). The good thing I like about the US is that they are willing and supportive of youngsters who want a HEADSTART. If you take all the entrepreneurs in US who have made it big, they were into it quite early. Apple's, Steve Jobs was a millionaire before 24. Bill Gates and Micheal Dell weren't far behind as well. Why is it so when it is widely believed that the talent that runs the show in these companies is predominantly from India.
The typical Indian youngster doesn't discover where he wants to go early... and at any given point in time has a diverse advisory board influencing his young mind with too many ideas.
So, he is bound to sing in his head the first two lines of this article.
All of us want to make it big while we are still in our early twenties. Patience is a virtue which is dying its natural death. In these times what our young guys ( not that I am too old) need to know what exactly they want to become and then single mindedly work towards it. Mr. Weaver seems pretty sure of his interest and I won't be surprised if he is a big name in media 15 years down the line.
In recent years though, I have seen India giving youth ample opportunity early in life and the testimonial to such acceptance comes in the form of Darsheel Safary winning the Best Actor - Critics last year and another teenager Manjeet Singh winning in the same category in this years' Filmfare awards. If you are in India and in the 15-35 age group, you are in the right place at the right time.
Many people I know, including me, used to relate to the first two lines of this article. But, I genuinely believe the in the next decade, there will be a huge percentage of Indian Youth singing:
"Karna hai kya mujhko, yeh maine kabse hai jaana,
isliye gaa raha hoon, apne success ka yeh gaana"
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