Inspiration or Inferiority Complex

People when talk about engineers of Pakistan we hear some very common problems. They say, they don't have inspiring ideas, innovative thinking, will of something new when they graduate. They are good at operations i.e. doing same thing again and again. They are very hard working. But with no new idea, no new vision.

That acts true for 80% of us. But there is a reason. Inspiration comes from reading. But there is no reading culture left. Our libraries are vacant. Inspiration comes from education. But even our curriculum now needs some inspiration. Inspiration comes from surroundings. But frankly when I get out the thing I notice most is the piles of used plastic bags. That is the reason one day when I asked one of my junior what exactly was you passion. She said I once tried to buy a truck so that me and my friend can pick up the garbage.

See, when you see garbage all around you what will you think of next act? To clean it. When you will see clean streets, then you will think of beautifying it. When you will see a beautiful street, only then you can create a more innovative idea for them. You are giving everyone a worst picture every day and demanding an innovative idea?

So the way forward is, read. There is no excuse or short cut for books. If not in library try finding stuff on net. Not getting too much from curriculum? Try connecting with the industry. Not getting an inspirational surrounding, travel. See places, get inspiration. Embrace the beauty and then come back to make one.

But the problem is when they travel they don't get inspired instead they come-up with an inferiority complex. ""Oh they are too professional"" we are nothing in-front of them".  It's their common dialog.

Once when I was travelling I heard the same dialogue in a completely different meaning. I was with a friend from Holland (We both have serious travel obsession). We were on our way from sawat to kalam. When we got stuck in the middle due to land sliding. The situation intensified with heavy rain. But for my friend it was worst when he realised that we both forgot our wallet in sawat. He said now what will we do where we will stay. I smiled, took him to a near by home. Knocked. Who's there, someone asked in pashtu. 'Mehmaan' I replied. And for the next seven days we we stayed with no money in there house like the lords. We were forced to eat too much. Forced to not help them in any work. And still when we left they were worried that they didn't treat us well.

My friend on our way back said. Thank god we didn't get stuck at my country. They only do it for money. ""They are too professional""

See they have every thing to sustain life. We have everything to live for. Love, care and selfless hospitality.

So read with no excuses, connect without delays and travel with a positive intent. You will surely have innovative ideas in some days.