To be or not to be, that is the Question. Is it not?
How much should you give up for the sake of ambition, for the sake of what could/should/would be...
Should you sacrifice your family, your health for that promotion on the horizon? Tempting you with its
vague promises of a better future, a better tomorrow, a better better better... whatever.
You are so busy running after what is in the distance, you dont even see what you are leaving behind. And when
it is all over and you come back home to celebrate your triumphs (or to find consolations for your tragedies) with your
loved ones, your friends, all those who you left behind, they are there no more.
It is an empty nest with all the broken dreams lying on the floor, dark corners and dusty floors and nobody in sight but yourself.
You are so caught up in yourself, your career, your boss, your ambition, your your your... You dont have time to even call home.
You have a thousand execuses ready. Your boss expects you to work 24/7, Your CR is in His Hands. He approves of only those who
spends thier day and night at office. So what if you promised your family to come home early, there is a crisis in the office and surely,
they can do without you for a hour, a day, a year, forever...
So what if you are allergic to petroleum fumes, you cant tell that to your Boss. What will he think, do... ? So you tighten your corset
and wade into dust and fumes and what nots and then later die a very coughy, breathless non-death in some hospital room. So what?
You atleast have the satisfaction that he looked/smiled at you in approval (at your deathbed!).
So who wins? Career? Ambition? You?
And who looses? Family? Health? Friends? You?
Ultimately, who needs who more?
Do you need your family/friends or your family/friends need you?
Somehow, you have ensured that your family/friends can carry on without you, what with you never being there in the first place.
And somehow, you never even realized that they are no longer there... behind you, beside you... infront of you...
Now what do you do?
Who needs you?
Not your Boss. Not your Company. Not your Friends. Not your Family. Not even your Dog.
So, I ask again.
WHO NEEDS YOU?
