who knows?

you get into fights with your parents about what to wear, what to say and how to act. they think one way and you think another way. it's something that we're all familiar with. most of the time, we don't have the same opinion and fight about it.

but sometimes, i wonder, do parents know what's right for us all the time?

yes experience is there. yes they have been through life. but then again, times have changed. what our parents think about things is not the way we think about it. even though parents don't want to admit it, there is a generation gap.

the way we think is different from the way they think and that's a fact. until all of us realise this and accept this, then everything will be a lot easier. sometimes, we happen to have a better idea of what's better for us than they do.

sometimes, we know what's better for us than they do. sometimes we've had more experience than they have. sometimes we just follow our gut feeling.

for example, our majors. i know some indian parents who have forced their kids into doing medicine or engineering. but what if you didn't want to do that? what if you wanted to do something more creative? what if you were better at psychology? then what?

are you going to continue to do what your parents are going to say? or are you going to do what you want to do and are good at?

are you going to spend the rest of your life hating your life and blaming your parents because you ended up doing something you didn't want to do? or are you going to stick up for yourself, do what you want and be happy with your life?

sometimes parents do know what is right for us. they do have experience and they want what's best for us. but sometimes, they don't know what we want to do and what'll make us happy. so stick up for yourself, voice your opinion. and eventually, they will come around. they will realise that you're doing better in what you're dong because you love it.

once in a while, you know what's best for you.

-s-