Starting Afresh !!
The human need of starting afresh after every milestone is primarily the reason for discontent with life.The urge to do something better,different and new is not only incompatible with the 'Darwinian theory of Evolution',it also defies the management concept of 'Learning Curve'. Interestingly,as in bodies so in learning and more precisely careers,curves are more 'sustainable and appealing' than obtuse angles approaching 180 which are appealing because the government seems to have reserved all the rights for championing the cause of 'Sustainable Development' .And that leaves us with the appealing part, which has gained prominence with our fast paced lives and consistently decreasing attention span and thus the 'Start Afresh'.
But then 'Start Afresh' is primarily because we choose the wrong courses in life or academics (the society being so dependent on academics to do the separation of the grain from the chaff that it does not mind creating division ,only worsening the situation) or it is more about not being credited as well as the guy in the corner room.And while doing so nobody realizes how lonely is it at the top and in the corner room,more so if the corner room is at the top floor which is the practice with companies who do not have addresses on high streets and even higher rises.Though that could have been one of the reasons they sailed through the rough years.So while most of us move in zigzag motion in the endeavor of reaching that corner room at some point of time.This motion though being geometrically the largest and hence operationally not the dynamically programmed path is also the path of least resistance.So physics and psychology supersede mathematics here.But then its once again because humans increasingly want to live in their present than keeping all eggs on the 'End of the Day' pan which can not make good omelets of rotten eggs.This 'End of the day' syndrome fuels the 'Starting Afresh'. But we still keep on defying the laws of nature and then devising complex computational methods to decode these patterns of human behavior.
Thus, while the easier path could have been to follow the signposts and drive in the lane,we drive in zigzag motion which leads to fatal accidents both on roads and in careers.Its not that we are not aware of the consequences,its probably because we have understood the concept of economics and system where due to deficiency of recognition we are willing to succumb while driving in the same direction,in zigzag manner,all at once and in the same direction.This leads to the statistical probability of losing the most competent ones and even Vicky Donor can't disagree to that.And this is probably the reason why the society is so directionless as we lose our best in those accidents.
Thus, we have the explanation for so many success stories of college dropouts who took zigzag motion and made a name for themselves which gained exponential glorification because of their zigzag trajectory.When observed from a distance we realize that all the zigzag motion when seen as a whole looks like moving around a central line which is more like a curve and thus bringing success.So,when an Engineer goes for MBA followed by a a job which is poles apart from both and might end up writing, he/she might be defying 'Darwin' & 'Learning Curve' he/she is taking the path of least resistance and getting closer.
So what is 'Starting Afresh'?.I might know the answer but then giving a final word is not good for a blogger and more so for those who just began. It certainly makes for a good climax and a theory that is a thriller only to make you wait for a sequel.Or it can be a method of confusing others and gaining admiration when you yourself din't get it. I will leave defining 'Starting Afresh' for the those who have academic bend and would cherish the fact that it gave me your attention for a full 500+ words of my writing and your reading and might increase the global average of 'Attention Span' and thus a good reason to read my blogs.
Happy Reading :-)
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