We all have heard this back in the school.
“The one’s who are below 85 don’t have to worry. They are aware. The ones above 95 are anyway sorted. It is the problem for the ones in the middle.”
The ones who are there but they are not! The ones who are just there!
IIT Hogya par Bombay Delhi nahi milega. Ah, just there!
IIM fod diya par ABC se dooooooor. Ah, just there!
Cricket team me har baar bass aate aate reh jaata hu yaar. Ah, just there!
UPSC har baar sirf <5 marks se reh jaata hai final list me. Ah, just there!
Manager ko sab kaam badhiya lagta hai but nahi kuch missing hai mere me hi. Ah, just there!
Targets bass .2 par aakar reh jaate hai roz. Ah, just there!
US me college nahi mil rha yaar MBA ka after decent score. Ah, just there!
Followers plateau hit kar gya hai. Ah, just there!
Reach kabhi milti hai, kabhi nahi milti social media par. Ah, just there!
This is a new Middle Class that’s cropping up in Indian society. Just there!
The one that dreams, aspires and have the capacity to be the top 1% in their games but somehow end up in a cubicle every working day of the week. To live the spark, they try side hustles. Make some investments as trader, start a YT channel, try making reels but that mindset stays there, somehow, always to be ‘just there’!
That mindset prevents us from taking the leap of faith and try things whole heartedly. This middle class can’t leave the job for the money it brings. We are just there at this job and somehow, unable to exit the loop in out side projects too.
Year after year, we live this habit. We are good. We make fine money. We convince our self for the ‘great’ job. We compensate with other methods like alcohol, casual sex, regular stuff. In this game, we are just there.
But, how to stop being just there and actually be there?
I can keep typing about IKIGAI. I can drop 6 things you need to know type blog. I can further my agenda by selling you some course or an e-book. But the reality is, nothing will work if you don’t.
But the reality is, bandar ghode ka kaam nahi kar sakta. Japani log isko IKIGAI bol kar sell kar rahe hai. Tum apne hisaab se game fit kar lo. Hai toh sahi tumhaare paas bhi kuch na kuch jo thoda sa just there ke aage hai. Entry barrier low hai Indian market me koi bhi skill based hobby ko paying hobby banaane ka. Ek baar koshish kar ke dekho poori mehnat se 6 maheene ke liye. Deadline bana lo ki 6-8-9-12 maheene karna hai side hustle ke taur par. Chala toh theek, nahi toh kam se kam mann shaant rahega ki try toh kiya.
Kab tak just there rahoge bhai?