Parents…

I honestly honestly think that some parents as much as they support their kids, they are the ones sometimes that kills and destroys the dreams and passions of the children they have. By inflicting on their minds the useless expectations of what they think is good for their child. “Oh be a doctor, lawyer and make loads of money! Cause in the end money makes the world go round!’ Wheeeee! (Can you sense my words dripping with disdain)

Dialogue between a Kid and Parent

Kid:
Dad I love music and I wanna try giving it my all by furthering my education in Florida State University College of Music!

Parent:
My dear boy you have my blessing, but I can’t support you cause I have to think about your siblings.

Kid:
That’s ok dad, I’ll try and support myself along the way – even if I have to scrunge for it – cause I want to try to at least make it. I’ll never know if I don’t try right?

Parent:
Even so my dear son, but it’s not practical. You have to really think about it. Where are you going to get the money to go for what it? Where are you going to stay if you leave Malaysia?

Kid:
Don’t worry dad, I’ll make it, I’ll sort it out with the Uni.

Parent:
That’s not all. But are skilled in this field? Do you think you are capable enough? Do you think you have talent in it?

Kid:
I have potential, but I don’t think I shall ever know how far I can go until I try.

Parent:
My dear boy, I think you are being too naive in this, and unrealistic. You have to think, how many more years do you have until you can build a stable career. You are not young forever. I don’t want at the end of the day for you to suddenly realise that you are wasting your time in trying to do something that is artistic, that thousands of people have already tried for.

Kid:
Of course dad, I understand. And you know what I’ll listen to you and maybe take the unriskiness of it all, save money and have the normal desk job to make the money that’s so important.

Parent: Well said and glad you see the light!

Whee, I’m so glad the little boy took the dad’s advice!

Gosh they can’t even at least be encouraging, so what if one likes to have dreams and their heads the in the clouds. Yeah ok there are people making money out there and guess what its from something they love to do. Oh My Gosh I didn’t know that was possible! I thought it was only possible by doing the normal ‘business’ style! Well guess what… there are people who have made it.