a quiet bubble floating on a sea of noise

Since our childhood, we are taught to study hard,get good grades and a good job. If I remember correctly,every adult used to say ,"work hard till your high school,get yourself in a good university and you won't need to study hard after that"...when we reach university, we are asked to work hard to get a high paying job and then we'll be settled. What if we don't want to settle ever...? This idea of systematic progress is in itself the most regressive thing I've experienced. At this point in my life, my mind and body are rejecting every single thought related to this "stable life with stable job crap" because I don't find myself  naturally inclined to this process. Even after being a 'good student' throughout my academics, I can clearly see..feel the uselessness of rubbish which I was made to go through all these years.Instead of cramming chapters about things which I would never actually use in my life, why I was not taught to love a...

"A quiet bubble floating on a sea of noise"... I read this line in a book called "The God of Small Things". Despite my inability to express feelings through words, I've always tried to keep good words from good books in my company. Books have actually rescued me many times from difficult situations.  And this is what I think of myself; a quiet bubble... who is struggling since forever to get used to this noisy world. Thanks Arundhati Roy for this beautifully written book. If I had kept myself away from self- doubts and overthinking, I would have started writing years ago; without even thinking about my "writing skills". This bubble is actually going to burst any time... this tiny little bubble is carrying such a heavy burden since its birth... it's time bubble gets rid of that. Because life is short and fragile, and even a tiny,vulnerable bubble like me deserves relief and happiness. Take a deep breath.....