tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post6759495286612365832..comments2023-10-31T15:19:20.819+00:00Comments on Inspired to blog: Sunday Scribblings - "Quitting"Shammihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07905000396589717457noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-11690611225514652762008-05-29T14:13:00.000+01:002008-05-29T14:13:00.000+01:00Wow Shyam! I hope all those parents drilling their...Wow Shyam! I hope all those parents drilling their wards to become just another "professional" will take a clue from your post to change their thought process.<BR/><BR/>No wonder you did English literature. I love the writing style of your posts be it your recipe or here.Ravihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09839374870799975670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-62123112472359883062008-05-29T10:53:00.000+01:002008-05-29T10:53:00.000+01:00Anthony: Glad you agree :) MG: Good for you (minus...Anthony: Glad you agree :) <BR/><BR/>MG: Good for you (minus the guilt)!<BR/><BR/>Texasblu: It's difficult to drum up talent for something in which you have no interest. Follow your dreams, use your gifts. That should be a pretty good recipe for happiness, dont you think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-33530781692396363242008-05-29T05:19:00.000+01:002008-05-29T05:19:00.000+01:00Shami,That's awesome! (I know, I sound like my 14...Shami,<BR/><BR/>That's awesome! (I know, I sound like my 14 yr old daughter!) I believe we all innately are given gifts to expound on. Sure, you could have continued and developed some new talents, but at what price? Always follow the innner voice!<BR/><BR/>I don't see that as quitting - I see it as choosing! :DPirate Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12164956276371481421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-7725346969186134622008-05-28T21:45:00.000+01:002008-05-28T21:45:00.000+01:00Absolutely agree. I still feel guilty, but would n...Absolutely agree. I still feel guilty, but would never go back to do doing some things I was supposed to make a success of.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-87092951662444829312008-05-28T18:33:00.000+01:002008-05-28T18:33:00.000+01:00Good on you. When it feels really wrong, it's best...Good on you. When it feels really wrong, it's best to quit, no doubt.anthonynorthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06680944720744601697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-55868368281671235112008-05-28T13:19:00.000+01:002008-05-28T13:19:00.000+01:00Teesu: It helps to be tall when you're towering :D...Teesu: It helps to be tall when you're towering :D Thanks for the applause, but please, dont stand up! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-87820980755243564532008-05-28T13:17:00.000+01:002008-05-28T13:17:00.000+01:00Pam: Exactly what I'm trying to say, except you sa...Pam: Exactly what I'm trying to say, except you said it better :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-32260963274984070752008-05-28T13:01:00.000+01:002008-05-28T13:01:00.000+01:00I have learned over the years that quitting someth...I have learned over the years that quitting something that doesn't fulfill you is healthy. It is a struggle, though, when we have been taught to persevere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-45820728285694377622008-05-28T11:37:00.000+01:002008-05-28T11:37:00.000+01:00Super-ly put;)Me, I have never been more put off b...Super-ly put;)Me, I have never been more put off by other people's expectations of me than I am today! So...you...I stand up and applaud. <BR/><BR/>Still, I think firstborns have a unique way of standing up for themselves and ALWAYS towering over many...he he.Teesu (very very Indian, very very good)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18121120105725432864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-21481585448376919752008-05-28T11:13:00.000+01:002008-05-28T11:13:00.000+01:00Kamini: Oh it's good to be older and wiser, isnt i...Kamini: Oh it's good to be older and wiser, isnt it? :) <BR/><BR/>Boo: College would have been HELL if I'd done anything other than Eng Lit.<BR/><BR/>Richard: We're SO conditioned to thinking that quitters are losers...<BR/><BR/>Kumar: Cant actually remember how I did that, come to think of it. All I remember is appa telling me off for not telling them first! <BR/><BR/>Granny Smith: Thank you so much! :)<BR/><BR/>CW: Success CAN equate to happiness for some... it just isnt that way for everybody. <BR/><BR/>Mandira: Maths... ugh. I'm so glad it's never cropped up again in my life! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-61227917222010550662008-05-28T10:10:00.000+01:002008-05-28T10:10:00.000+01:00btw, i quit maths like that..dint touch the subjec...btw, i quit maths like that..dint touch the subject after 10th.. my poor g'dad was upset.. but i kept telling him "wud u rather i do the subject because i shud, struggle the whole yr and finally fail the final exams?!" it took him a while to accept that..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-43660358561764132952008-05-28T10:07:00.000+01:002008-05-28T10:07:00.000+01:00"I’ve got only one life, and I’m going to live it ..."I’ve got only one life, and I’m going to live it as happily as possible"--- i loooved that!!! and i cudnt agree more!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-65889923581007183022008-05-28T03:42:00.000+01:002008-05-28T03:42:00.000+01:00I agree completely..that's my mantra too. Besides,...I agree completely..that's my mantra too. Besides, why must happiness almost always be equated to success..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-10333683029426219402008-05-27T21:01:00.000+01:002008-05-27T21:01:00.000+01:00I agree with you completely,and think this is an e...I agree with you completely,and think this is an excellent essay presenting your (our) views on quitting.Granny Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18214748856516412924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-80571310615505613042008-05-27T17:39:00.000+01:002008-05-27T17:39:00.000+01:00ShyamHow about some detail on how you went about c...Shyam<BR/><BR/>How about some detail on how you went about changing it? :-) Letter to Ignatius?Oldbutgoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02801284475353469186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-35706754868685553912008-05-27T15:20:00.000+01:002008-05-27T15:20:00.000+01:00It's certainly difficult to get past the stigma of...It's certainly difficult to get past the stigma of quitting. A few years ago I dropped out of the Library Sciences program with no criticism from my friends or my family, but I still can't get past the self-imposed shame of having done so.Richard Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03633374973916543547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-30988294730748803232008-05-27T14:49:00.000+01:002008-05-27T14:49:00.000+01:00Oh Shyam! I so hear ya! A post after my own heart!...Oh Shyam! I so hear ya! A post after my own heart! Why would I want to live my one life doing what other people expect me to? I so regret not quitting that damn computer science in college!B o ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351744309107088656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-59985870289513572092008-05-27T13:55:00.000+01:002008-05-27T13:55:00.000+01:00I agree with you. In my youth, I doggedly and bull...I agree with you. In my youth, I doggedly and bull-headedly persisted with some activities/jobs (when I had the choice to not do them)only because I felt I was in some way failing myself or being a ninny for quitting. Thank goodness I'm older and wiser now! It did not build my character (which was already fine, thank you) or my bank balance. Just made me crabby and irritable!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com