Sunday, July 3, 2011

European-ization

How difficult is it to get used to your own country? Yes, do you need to get used to your own country is actually the question. And it goes beyond just the fact that there are potholes on the road, or the traffic is beyond imaginable control.
Travelling abroad and living there for a period of time, as little as a year, not only opens up your thinking horizon and cultivates you to take on bigger challenges with higher levels of difficulty, it also accustoms you to a certain set of variables that are accessible to you in your new environment. It is quite possible that many-a-times these variables may not be of the set that you want in your scheme of things, but most often it expands the range of possibilities that are available around the globe, such that your expectation levels rise. It is these higher and wider expectation levels that cause the conflict when you come back to your home country. You begin to compare what you have and what you can have for every little thing, if not consciously then definitely unconsciously in your brain. You no longer want the best brand of muesli in the country, but that one particular brand that you were exposed to abroad, irrespective of the fact that it may or may not be as good. Maybe you don't even realise that using your bank account online involves the same method as it did abroad, as you seem confused despite the fact that you have used this account for years before you left and also while you were there. If used well, you could turn this comparison into an advantage - for you and everyone around you. Look at what you have and benchmark that with what is possible and start filling the gaps. Your advantage is the time that you spent outside your home country. You reason to be back should be to bring what you have seen to your home country so that your country can experience a bit of what you experienced.
Don't look at the gaps as what is missing, look at it as what can be added. Don't look at the world around you as lagging behind, look at it as a runner sprinting to finish the race. Just as you'd add a souvenir to your house, add one to your future. Be the change.

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