This is the first time when I have actually got down to write some serious stuff : pen down my thoughts.
Was just pondering over my childhood days when I used to see my Dad going to work in a bank and how happy he was with his job.
All children my age had definite ambitions of being a engineer, doctor, however I had decided back then that banking would ultimately be my profession.
Post my graduation, I would pocket a cool 5000 (isn't cool anymore) and lead a satisfied life.However things did take a complete U-turn, when I realized that my degree wouldn't land me a bank job, hence following herd mentality, I joined an international call centre, where money was good but the job profile did not add any laurels to my already dimunitive curriculum vitae.
A chance encounter in back office (my 3rd job) allowed me the opportunity to finally be labelled as a proper banker (i.e on bank's payroll) & I grabbed it with both hands.
Banking was a heady cocktail of doing mundane and boring chores over and over again. (atleast my profile was.)
I wasn't quite happy with my profile and wanted a move badly to a much sought after division, which I ulimately did.
Just wondering now, whether the basic economic saying stands true "Man's wants are unlimited but means to satisfy them are not" in social sense.
The cycle of life continues, first wanted a house, then a car.....now probably a bigger house and a bigger car.
What will it take to ultimately acheive something remotely close to Nirvana?
Was just pondering over my childhood days when I used to see my Dad going to work in a bank and how happy he was with his job.
All children my age had definite ambitions of being a engineer, doctor, however I had decided back then that banking would ultimately be my profession.
Post my graduation, I would pocket a cool 5000 (isn't cool anymore) and lead a satisfied life.However things did take a complete U-turn, when I realized that my degree wouldn't land me a bank job, hence following herd mentality, I joined an international call centre, where money was good but the job profile did not add any laurels to my already dimunitive curriculum vitae.
A chance encounter in back office (my 3rd job) allowed me the opportunity to finally be labelled as a proper banker (i.e on bank's payroll) & I grabbed it with both hands.
Banking was a heady cocktail of doing mundane and boring chores over and over again. (atleast my profile was.)
I wasn't quite happy with my profile and wanted a move badly to a much sought after division, which I ulimately did.
Just wondering now, whether the basic economic saying stands true "Man's wants are unlimited but means to satisfy them are not" in social sense.
The cycle of life continues, first wanted a house, then a car.....now probably a bigger house and a bigger car.
What will it take to ultimately acheive something remotely close to Nirvana?
