' It is unfulfilled dreams that keep you alive.'
Robert Schuller
Sadly, the reverse of this quote proved true for Jiah Khan, who ended her life at the young age of 25. Her unsuccessful Bollywood career is thought to have been the trigger. A precious life with dreams still fresh in eyes, came to an end too soon. It is shocking that a confident, educated, cheerful twenty something girl can willfully end her life.
We all dream and go through life, trying to make these dreams come true. And when one dream comes true .....we have another one...and then another. Life goes on. In this fast paced life we do not pause to cherish the dreams that have been fulfilled, instead keep running after the unfulfilled ones.
Many times we try to realize our unfulfilled dreams through our children without even considering that they may already have their own bundle.
Glamour industry is perhaps the biggest example of this. Many unsuccessful or small time actors groom their children to enter glamour world hoping that their children will achieve what they couldn't.
Another face of glamour industry...the reality shows for kids ....are quickly becoming breeding grounds for false and misplaced idea of stardom. Parents literally haul their kids to participate in these shows without even considering their aptitude or talent. It is sickening to hear vulgar songs from the innocent mouth of a five year old taught by the parents themselves. The eyes which are dreaming of fairies and Santa Claus are burdened with their parents' dreams.
Their hearts remain untrained for rejection, break too often at the hands of humans who sometimes are judges in reality shows or perceived lovers in real life! And when the sand slips from our hands, we mourn the loss, often too late to do anything.
RIP Jiah, or should I pray, RIP parents' dreams....Finger Talkies
Robert Schuller
Sadly, the reverse of this quote proved true for Jiah Khan, who ended her life at the young age of 25. Her unsuccessful Bollywood career is thought to have been the trigger. A precious life with dreams still fresh in eyes, came to an end too soon. It is shocking that a confident, educated, cheerful twenty something girl can willfully end her life.
We all dream and go through life, trying to make these dreams come true. And when one dream comes true .....we have another one...and then another. Life goes on. In this fast paced life we do not pause to cherish the dreams that have been fulfilled, instead keep running after the unfulfilled ones.
Many times we try to realize our unfulfilled dreams through our children without even considering that they may already have their own bundle.
Glamour industry is perhaps the biggest example of this. Many unsuccessful or small time actors groom their children to enter glamour world hoping that their children will achieve what they couldn't.
Another face of glamour industry...the reality shows for kids ....are quickly becoming breeding grounds for false and misplaced idea of stardom. Parents literally haul their kids to participate in these shows without even considering their aptitude or talent. It is sickening to hear vulgar songs from the innocent mouth of a five year old taught by the parents themselves. The eyes which are dreaming of fairies and Santa Claus are burdened with their parents' dreams.
Their hearts remain untrained for rejection, break too often at the hands of humans who sometimes are judges in reality shows or perceived lovers in real life! And when the sand slips from our hands, we mourn the loss, often too late to do anything.
RIP Jiah, or should I pray, RIP parents' dreams....Finger Talkies
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