The Importance of Being Ernest!!!

I was waiting for this time to arrive since i was in Class VIII. I wanted to accept myself just as i was. So what if i sucked in Maths and fell asleep in Science classes? So what if I loved Shahrukh and Salman more than Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt? So what if we had a scooter and not a car? So what if i was sharing a room with my brother and had no exclusive tv to myself? So what if my family had lived in a rented accommodation for a decade? I wish i was cool about it back then... like i am now.

Finally with movies like Taare Zameen Par, 3 Idiots and now the much anticipated - My Name Is Khan... and with our editorials and our society opening up... its suddenly cool to be an under achiever. Its alright if you suck at studies and are not a ranker... Its alright if you have a psychotic disorder... Its alright if you are from middle class... Its alright to not have got a scholarship and made it to some foreign university... its alright to not have stayed abroad just because you spent lakhs to study there... Its alright to not have become an engineer or a doctor... Its alright if you dont have too many friends and are a loner...

I am glad i have finally made it to this level. I am so cool to just be what i am. Less pretensions. Even lesser turmoil. Afterall i dont have to fake it. (job interviews will always remain an exception). I guess its the time for the underachievers - for those who never stood first in class, for those who never went to convent schools, for those who never had pocket money to brag about, for those who failed in exams.

Its so cool to be yourself these days than try and be like someone else.

I am cool with my limited salary. I am happy about the state board school i went to. I am ok with my inefficiency when it comes to calculating. I am totally fine when i have to keep quiet when someone is talking science. I am comfortable when someone tells me that i am fat and have noticeable dark circles. I can smile when someone calls me lazy. I can actually say no when i dont want to meet people or go to temples or discuss mother-in-laws. I like myself just the way i am.

Also, to all those who read my blog... kudos to you!!! Because you can chose to read the most-read blogs and discuss that with your peers... but you still read my blog. Its time to reveal your weaker side... and Its cool too.

Will be waiting to read from you...