Whatever for?

With time on our hands till we actually make the final move - invariably also comes a lot of questions and doubts.

Is this the right thing?
What 's gonna happen? What if things don't work out.
Am I even  prepared for this?

And the list goes on .

This post is put together more for my self satisfaction than anything else.


So we decided to break the news of our Migration to extended family members - Here are some of the reactions:

REACTION 1: 

What? Don't you know Australians are racist? Have you even been watching the news? 

My Answer:

Yes, I have been. But mind you, we have been living (and quite happily at that for Donkey's years in a not so multi-culturally tolerant society. We have lived haven't we? We do call this place home (however temporary)- Don't we?


REACTION 2: 

What are you going to do? Its hard to get jobs. You'll are well settled here.

My Answer:

Well, when we came here - no promises of an easy life or jobs were made. We tried, it clicked. Infact, we have no choice but to try. There is absolutely no way, we can ever get anything without even trying.
I am inclined to believe that I WILL SUCCEED. name one person who has tried and lost (except in matters of the heart perhaps)


REACTION 3: 

You know there are many of our people there. I don't think they are happy. But what can they do - they have to "show" us that they are happy and carry on. 

My Answer:
Really now? Well, that's news. I think not. No one is dumb enough to swallow happiness only to let others think that they are happy.



SO WHY ARE YOU GOING, REALLY? 


Well, there is no simple clear answer to this. There are lots of little reasons that somehow adds up to a whole.

1) We are happy here and now. BUT this is not home.
2) I want to be in a place where I can grow old WITH my children around me. Thats not likely to happen if I decide to spend my retirement years in India.
3) Why give my youth and best to a country or place that does not want me in the end?
4) I want to be in a fairly modern, progressive and yet sufficiently traditional community/ country.
5) With all the moral policing, religious intolerance going on in my Home country - I don't really want to end up there. Nor do i want my kids to be exposed to it either.
6) I want to be able to go to Church without fear if hooligans coming in shouting slogans and attacking women, children or anyone.

There are probably many more reasons that do not come to my mind immediately and probably should not be written down either!!!



So for now- I am affecting my change. I am making the change I want.

All the best!