Chakra Vyuh

You are good in science or maths, your future is set, congrats, 

Don't waste a minute, join the race, they are already ahead- these rats. 

To crack the JEE or NEET, requires years of study, so go get a grip,

Millions give the exam each year, so you better start, while still in the crib. 

To hell with medical and engineering, lets impart directly the future skills,

Let them learn, the power of Python and R, and go through the coding drills. 

For data analysis and AI/ML, is not what they'll practice in coming 5 years,

Prompt Engineering is something they need, to do while they're still 5 years.

Enough of academic and vocational, don't EQ and SQ rock the corporate world?

Lets hone the emotional muscles then, after all Non Cognitive Skills, is the Magic word!  

To prepare them for the adult life, Life Skills justifiably takes the crown,

An infant of 2 should learn to share, and prioritize smiles over a frown. 

 

To be ready and prepared for future wars, is not a recent or idle pursuit,

Millions of Abhimanyu's die as they start, in the womb tightening, tie round the suit. 

Peer Pressure

Take a puff of cigarette, it looks so cool,

You haven't tasted alcohol, you must be a fool.

Everyone has a girlfriend, esp on Valentine's day,

To fit in with the crowd, you need to take weed if they say.  

As I scroll through the reels, of amazing foods and smiles, 

I have to have an awesome day, not tribulations and trials.

So I post my six packs, that just might be photo-shopped,

It spurs them into action- and off to the gym they hopped. 

 

Behaviors become norms, like when friends ace the test,

I have no options but to gear up, start giving studies my best.

When friends start launching companies, at the drop of a hat,

Its natural to start a venture, though it may turn into a stat. 

From PayPal to Flipkart, pressure shaped the Mafia dons,

To let external factors distort you, has both pros and cons.

 

Abstinence

I don't eat meat, I don't drink wine,

Sans cigarettes or weed, life seems just fine. 

I don't take sugar, I take only rock salt, 

I shun dairy products, I love animals to a fault. 

 

I don't consume Insta, I use only a feature phone,  

I don't use credit cards, never consume what you don't own. 

I follow real life friends, don't let 'who you might know' the algo decide,

I never hit the like button, tailoring the feed, to me, doesn't feel right. 

I search in private browser, don't click on sponsored links, 

I abstain from scrolling endlessly, and beat the algos methinks. 

I'm willing to pay premium, to hear in my order my song,

But to abandon myself to the algo, on so many levels seems wrong.

 

Many people go to great lengths, to feel a sense of power and control, 

But to me its gaining my autonomy back, to be defined by my choices is my goal.