The career choice in no way should be in conflict with one`s aptitudes, interests or passions. The choice should never be a pressurized one. A person who is forced to pursue a career in medicine may not have the specific personal qualities required to out-strip in this field and may not be able to dedicate himself entirely to the job. Even though this career ensures a regular and sizable income, the most obvious downside would be the sacrifice of his happiness. Besides, he can`t do justice with his profession, can`t prove himself to be a good doctor and fails to contribute to the society. If, however, cooking is where his true passion lies, there is no saying how far he could go on this path. It is more advisable to be an exceptional Chef than to be a second rate doctor. However, these days’ chefs earn as much as doctors- sometimes even more.
Parents should not force their aspirations on their children. They should never pressurize their children to choose their careers as it adversely affects development of their basic capabilities, natural talents and skills. It has been generally observed that parents are ruining the childhood of their kids by trying to live their personal complexes through their children. To achieve this, they pressurize them which may sometimes lead to attempts of suicide as depicted in the film “3 idiots” which truly happens in our society.
Parents want their children to be at the top of their classes, get admitted in the best collages and follow traditional career options like engineering, medicine, management and the like. Parents rarely encourage their children to discover their true passions and pursue Mastery than Mediocrity.
The movie`s middle class Qureshis` ,who want their son to be an engineer and poor Rastogis` who see education as a way out of poverty are typical mindsets of parents in our society.
“I think its time for parents to realize and keep it at the front of their minds that the career choice is what is best for their child and not what is best for them”
