INDIANS AND THEIR ADDICTION WITH NUMBERS

We Indians are very proud of our Mathematicians and often boast our gifts to modern world in form of decimals and zero. But modern day Indian’s have found whole new form of love for numbers. Indians live for them and can die for them. They are just so addicted to them. But, this addiction of numbers is not helping us anywhere.
We Indians are capable of using numbers successfully as a marker of each other’s success. In the process we successfully overlook other markers which are important for character. Now you must be thinking which numbers I am referring to. By numbers here I mean Grades/marks of college and school, Ranks we get everywhere and our Bank balance. Our lives revolve around these numbers and we sweat are ass off to maintain them.
While in school we our intellect and diligence is measured in terms of our marks. But most of the parrots are tagged smart, intelligent and intellectual. The previous generation of Indians still believe that the marks we get in 12th standard decides our future and it’s quite difficult to make them understand they don’t.
Most parents boast their offspring’s rank in entrances to establish their superiority in the society. And they expect their children to live up to their great expectations. But how should we make them realize that there can only be 100 people in top 100; and that everyone is not equally capable.
Then comes the college where there we’ve fight for Grade Points. More the grade point , more is the probability of getting a good job, having an extravagant bank balance and getting a good suitor for life partner. The moment you realize that our whole future depends on our grades in college and pressure definitely mounts by factors on tens.
Skip to jobs, and your bank balance, and price and area of your property and your family spending become your marker of success. And hardwork, honesty and talent doesn’t count much. Then we wonder why there is much corruption in the country.
Even success of movies is measured in terms of their net grossing. But Paan Singh Tomar, Gangs of Wasseypur and Sanghai will remain far better movies Than Jab Tak hai Jaan, Dabangg and yeh jawani hai deewani and other movies in so called “100 crore club”.
Even after you die they measure the worth of your life in terms of value of property you left.
So u see, Numbers are sooooo important for Indians.
-SuprabhoD (email- Suprabho13@gmail.com)