As a teenager and a young adult, I was known to be a “Rebel” in the family!(Some people may not believe this but it is true!) I would always be the one starting an arguement about why things need not be done the traditional way. It would be free entertainment for the elders in the family! Since I would get very emotional about a lot of things, they would love to get me started on stuff and sit and watch the fun. A lot of these elders have the same impression of me even today but somehow somewhere along life’s path, I have lost the maverick in me! It is amazing that I didn’t even realize when this happened! Is it a part of growing up? Does growing up mean that you tend to get a complacent attitude towards life? Why don’t those things that used to bother me do so any more?! These are a few questions I often ask myself.(I hope I don’t sound like a philosophical book!!)
I have understood that this is not complacent attitude but it is the fact that the threshold of my tolerance has increased. I have learnt to accept other peoples’ view on /way of life . Also my experiences have altered my priorities. The other thing is that I have come to realize that it takes different kinds of people to make up this world and it is not necessary for you to be a rebel in order to stick to your principles on things that really matter. I have, in short, learnt to look at the bigger picture. It is always a conflict between being happy and making others happy and it has taken me so many years to actually find out that these two are but sides of the same coin! I do hope the maverick in me has made me a strong person who would not be swayed by instant gratification and give up my principles(on things that really matter)!
