What next?

I have been mulling over this for quite some time now. I dont remember how it all started, but one thing lead to another and now I am at the crossroads of deciding what/where next. A lot of thoughts have been crowding my head all interlinked to each other, but yet so distinct.

I have been doing very well at my career, appreciated and acknowledged at frequent intervals, keeping me motivated to go on. A great career path lies ahead of me as my bosses and super bosses stay impressed with my team's performance. And yet here I am overwhelmed with thoughts of quitting the rat race and switchig paths to do something more 'meaningful' in life.

The last few days have been spent introspecting and mulling over my kids' future and that of the next generation too! I am convinced that we are bringing up a generation full of highly competitive people who all want to be successful. And I would like to emphasise that further...'succes' seems to be the mantra here. Parents enrolling children into international schools whose fees are beyond their means, making them learn foreign languages, sending them to IIT coaching from Class VII, inorder to ensure their offsprings turn out successful, mind it, not happy.

People seem to have forgotten the essence of life somewhere. We are all so caught up in the rat race to be successful, that we have simply stopped wanting to be happy. It may sound very cliched, but I am experiencing it for the first time ever in my life and therefore feel so strongly about it.