The Aryan-Dravidian divide is as relevant today as it was
when the Indian subcontinent faced the Aryan invasion. It has become more of a
north-south India debate now. While there are a million differences & good/bad
on both sides, today we focused on only one such point.
Its something that I believe a lot of us ‘Dravidians’ ponder
about - What makes the Aryans seem superior in whatever is taken up by the two,
in spite of a lot of intellect on the Dravidian side. After all the Aryans were
successful in driving the Dravidians down south, weren’t they? And with all the
intellect, it’s not like we haven’t figured it out. It is just that we still haven’t
taken enough action to counter the difference & make it a level playing
field.
While some major aspects are ‘marketing’ & ‘guts of
steel’, today we pondered on how vision of the two differs. I realized that in
all aspects of life, I’m more focused on daily troubles & all the failure
modes… but unlike me, my more successful Aryan counterparts are focused on long
term goals & ‘celebratory modes’. Like my Kashmiri friend who ended up on
Masterchef AU. Like all things in life & office he had one long-term goal –
of getting on to the Masterchef AU show. That’s it. Just that long-term goal
(with a clear vision on what that would open up for him of course!). Then its
just a question about dealing with day to day stuff just to get to that goal -
persuade people to get office to send him to AU & go there & cook some
more, get PR, apply to mc-AU & get in! No failure modes involved in that
strategy. Only deciding on the stepping stones. If it was me, I would be stuck
on whether or not I should even consider persuading anyone to send me to AU –
even if I cooked like a Masterchef I would be convinced that the odds are
completely against me! My brain works more in terms of ‘today’ sprinkled with
pessimism! - will my kids be healthy to
go to school today, will they like the food I sent today, will my boss give me
another day on the deadline he set, will I be able to complete the meetings
scheduled today - & in each case, if it doesn’t work, what then? All very
short-term things that don’t actually matter at all in the long term.
While this is not a rule on how the Aryan/Dravidian thinking
differs, among all the examples I see around me, there seems to be a lot of
this pattern.
While upbringing & brain conditioning has a lot to do
with all of this, its high time to take charge & change! I mean, even
today, hubby keeps thinking up a new business venture every day, analyzes
failure modes every day & his mom says, don’t take the risk – Everyday! His
friend on the other hand starts a new business venture every day! :D Well, that’s
an exaggeration but he does have many ventures that work & when we analyze
failure modes of those ventures & ask him about it, he always has one
response ‘jab hoga, dekhenge yaar’.
Come on!! Every day lost, is an opportunity lost! Hell, when
are we going to learn?
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