the boy who would not be disciplined...

This is a true story.

Not mine..but mine to tell...perhaps...

Martin had a deep contempt for all authority.He found release only in doing things that would flout authority.If a rule said that he should cut his hair short,he would grow them long.And if the same rule would be amended to say that he should have his hair long,he would go for a bald look!

A passionate sportsman... he loved to be out on the basketball court,and managed to stay there the whole day...well off course , he was supposed to be in class! But he would not be where he was supposed to be .

So there.He also asked a lot of questions...why was a favourite word.Now if there is one word that can rile parents ,teachers and adults alike is not the 'four letter word 'as you would assume but the three letter word-why.All his community was abuzz with the 'discipline' issues that surrounded him.He was punished often.The more he was reprimanded ,the more he rebelled.He collected the detention slips as other people collect CDs. A host of complaints followed him ,along with his friends and admirers.He s fairly articulate and had a lot to say..

I wont mess with anyone if they wont mess with me.why should i only do what i am told to do ? why can't i clearly object if i don't agree with something?why do i have to think according to others?

What if his issue was never discipline but individual thought which did not allow him to conform?What if his Mohawk was not an act of defiance but an act of individuality?

Martin went through a thorough self examination and looked into all the hidden nooks and corners of his heart.He knew his priorities now.Success , wealth ,a good life & happiness topped the list of his priorities .Discipline in his life would be prerequisite.

He made a choice....

learned a new life the first demand of which was discipline....

the boy who could not be disciplinedby coercion would be disciplined by choice!

He would join the merchant navy...by his own choice...he would be his own man...always.

DREAMS OR DOLLARS ?

This is a true story.This is not my story.But i saw it unfolding right in front of my eyes.This is about a young man just out of high school.Let me call him Arnie.

He is an easy and a laid back person.Someone who does not lose his cool easily.However today he stands at the crossroads ....which way now...both are difficult....both have their positives & negatives....

He is a person of many attributes...many dimensions...capable of many things...and he has yet to discover all that he is capable of.He s witty and smart.Arnie is passionate about music,he strums a guitar & he s a vocalist.In his hometown ,community and family ; it is not really hot.What matters is that he take a profession that is sensible & staid.He 's meant for a rich life,not only a cash -rich life,but a life rich in variety..diversity ...talents...interests and attributes.A real life...not one in which ascholar may cloister himself with books and books alone!

However the community,society & family tells him this again and again...A passion is not appreciated but a regular routine paying job is....Now what will he do.?
What choice will he make?

Giving up music means giving up a passion ...a dream ; not giving up would mean bringing sadness and insecurity to those who love him; pursuing both would mean drawing up on a lot of courage...emotional,physical& spiritual.So will it be his passion or his family that he will put first or find a way to balance them both?

Whatever he does,it is a difficult choice.
To make such a decision courage and love are needed.

He has them both....so i call him my hero..