Should The Wizard Hit Mommy Analysis

Of late , i read a short story by abc , 'should the wizard hit mommy?'
It's a nice little anecdote , about how the author's daughter being young and 'immature' , feels social acceptance outshadows all other aspects of life. She feels it is completely okay and sort of encourages the idea that one must change himself to fit into a society. The author(the father) , emphasizes the importance of identity and attempts to correct the lost little girl.
Being indian , my mind saw an immediate contradiction. Children wanting to fit into a society , follow conventional way and parents opposing it ?
A child who wants to follow the crowd would be every indian parent's singular desire, a dream come true. Nothing would make an indian father happier than …show more content…
Steve jobs started apple in his dad's garage. Albert Einstein couldn't speak till he was four. Michael Jordan was cut from his basketball team in middle school. None of them gave up on their dreams and settled for a 'safe' career. No one who ever made something of himself in a lifetime looked into the mirror and said, "maybe i should have listened to whoever and just got a regular job". All these famous people you hear about in the news. They are where they are because they weren't afraid to lose. They weren't sure if they were ready to win but they weren't afraid to lose. Now lets include a little indi cred to this example. Your mom and or irritating next door aunty will have obviously heard of Sanjeev Kapoor. Next time they question your career choice , aske them where Sanjeev Kapoor did his B.Tech from ? Or where did shah rukh khan do his medicine from?

Now i understand that failure also comes with trying new things. But and people will use these failures to shun you down and try to convince you to 'safe your career' and get a regular job. But is is beyond these countless failures that success lies. And there's no guarantee that you won't fail at a conventional job. So why not try your chance at something you