Going against one’s conscious.

hi shrijsr why cannot you do both if you really want tol its sad to s ee people who want to be in the arts and parents force them into other things. surely you are not too old to try o ut and take dancing you owe something to you too not just your family. go take' dancing and you will never regret it good dancers can nmake as much as engineers I amn told.

Hi hatley! Thanks for understanding what I actually meant. Well, The problem is not with engineering! Well, Its basically about the society I'm living! People over here are not that broad minded! My parents don't have any problem with me dancing, But then, they are scared about the people around us as people here are not so open about dancing! They don't see dancing as an art! Its something which is meant for entertaining others over here! Well, more than that, I am a Classical dancer, yet, there opinion is the same about dance! I'm tied up now and if I continue with dancing, then I am surely going to spoil my reputation in my place which will hurt my parents! Other than that, I don't want to risk my reputation as I was born and brought up in a very orthodox family. And I am a person who will behave and make sure that no body even dares to point out at me and my character for any matter! For me, values and respect is the first thing! Thanks for the concern friend! I'm happy not all people consider dance in the way the people around me consider it as! If at all there is a concept of rebirth that prevails, I hope to be reborn in a place where art is also respected equally as education! Thanks for sharing! Cheers!:)

Yes, shrijsr, I agree that most of the times, we have to go against our conscious. But it is also true, you must admit, that we can minimise the numbers if we try our best and have the courage to not to surrender to others.

Yes, sometimes we are compelled to go against the conscious. This may not be for my own interest but may be for my survival. You are right in your comment that we should always try to see that this does n't occur too much in life.

Yes, this is a very common phenomenon. Children opt for a different subject which parents do not like and what parents like is not liked at all by children and I children are always the victims of such differences in choice of subjects.