Educated or just sheer luck

Its been a few months since I started working in the IT industry.I must admit I never thought I would be an engineer or work in an MNC but here I'm in the silicon valley of India with roommates and friends working hard or rather trying to work hard.From my personal experience and what I've seen throughout my college as well as school days I can definitely say one thing-luck or rather opportunity plays a big role in any person's career.I consider myself to be plain lucky to have been born in an educated family which did all it could to get a bum like me educated.I need to thank my stars,God,parents and many other people for that.I'm sure others might agree with what I say.I mean getting a decent job in any industry is no big deal.What matters is being given the right opportunity at the appropriate time which unfortunately many do not get.
Just a few days back I was travelling by bus to some place in Bangalore where I met these two really nice guys who were the same age as me but were economically not as well off.Speaking to them made me realise that there really wasn't much of a difference between those who are educated and those who aren't(not in the literal sense).One of the guys seemed to rue the lack of opportunity which people like him never got.We were speaking about the development of bangalore and other cities all over India and suddenly he just said "The rich keep getting richer and the poor just keep getting poorer" which is sad but unfortunately is also the truth.India certainly seems to be going global with every passing day but the downtrodden and poor are still a neglected lot which are increasing in numbers everyday.The disparity between the rich and the poor seems to be widening at an exponential rate.Sometimes I wonder how luck plays such an important part in a person's life.The street urchin,the beggars,the filthy children and the people who earn a measly 20 Rs per day haven't done anything wrong to be in the position that they find themselves in.Likewise,youngsters like us haven't done anything great or pathbreaking to be earning pretty decent money at the beginning of our careers(not that I'm grumbling about it).The point I'm trying to make is that if we hadn't been given this wonderful opportuniity to get decent education we too would have found ourselves in their places which isn't really a great feeling.
I guess every Indian(especially corporate houses and youngsters) needs to think about this amazing opportunity given to him/her by this beautiful country and give back something to the society which in a way which can brighten the lives of these people and give them an opportunity to live with the kind of dignity which each and every Indian deserves

Anne Frank and her diary

I have been reading up Anne Frank's diary of late.I haven't yet completed the book but it surely makes for interesting reading.The book or rather the diary tells us the tale of a wonderful and courageous 13 year old girl who has a very positive outlook to life even during the barbaric times of WW-II.To be a Jew in Hitler's Europe was a the biggest crime in those days and the punishment was nothing less than a slow and painful death.Yet,this girl managed to look forward to a new day in the "secret annexe" where she stayed along with 7 others(including her family) until the hideout was discovered by the Nazi's.One can't even dream of staying locked in a house with all the facilities for more than 2 days and here was this brave girl who did go through these trials and tribulations for two whole years just because of no fault of hers.The poignant incidents mentioned in the diary only make us realise how lucky we are to live in a much better world(it definitely is better than WW-II as of now) and how thankful we should be to god for giving us this beautiful gift of life which everyone should learn to spend with family,friends and neighbours in a peaceful way so that humanity can live on.