Sans sense of direction

The number of job seekers around the world are appalling -indeed a grave global issue. Each country has serious problems of unemployment and of migrating job seekers.

When we try to scrutinize the issue, we find that the main problem lies with the job seekers who are without any aim, sense of direction. Majority of the employees are not qualified; they do not know what type of job they can do and want to do - any job.

Apart from such uneducated guys there are qualified ones too – but without any definite aim. Because they took the certificate for their parents/eleders. How to assess a job seeker who is a Mechanical Engineer and apply for the position of Logistics Officer in Shipping industry? A Computer expert thinks he is fit to work in a restaurant. How about  a Medical doctor working as a receptionist ? Engineers, managers and many such qualified ones end up in petrol stations and super markets. What do they all indicate? They spend a lot of time and money  pursuing their studies; but  in the race of obtaining a job compromise with the availability. Is it a good trend?

If the youngsters do not have any sense of direction, who are to be blamed? Of course the elders. The elders with their experience could have guided the youngsters; helped them out in their lives. Maturity should come with age, and elders should not be selfish in guiding and equipping the youngsters to face the life. Instead of learning the interests of their wards, encouraging them to pursue their field of interest many a time the elders force their likes on the youngsters and the latter learn things half heartedly. How can they do justice to their studies if the interest lies somewhere else and are not properly guided and assisted during the delicate, fragile adolescent age? Net result is frustration, despondency which results in destructive tendencies. The desperate feeling felt in the family is carried over to society, and affects others too adversely. And it grows globally too in an alarming way.

But then all is not lost. There are still parents who try to understand the interest of their children, and help them out. And such youngsters are sure of their aim in life.  They even reject better paid jobs to pursue their field of interest – peace prevails in them, in their family and will be reflected in the society if things happens so.  Only that their numbers are few. Let us strive to increase that number- so peace and happiness will prevail in the family which  will be infectious and reflected in, society, country and the world as a whole, slowly but steadily.