Yes, there's a certain comfort in going with the flow, being one of many, and following the same path as millions before us. Yes, its easier to not be stupid and put ourselves way out on a ledge and put ourselves in predictable and stable life. Yes, its fun to fantasize about one day someone walks in and "discovers" our hidden brilliance and plucks us from our normal life and drops us into the one of our dreams.

But eventually, it becomes obvious that the "discovery" will never come and that stability and security is an illusion. I know, because I've been there. and I think I am still there. For years I took a typical approach to my life. Follow the crowd, get a decent somewhat stable job, and avoid rocking boat by making any drastic changes. In my experience, because we dont have our mind right. We have these little devils sitting on our shoulder, feeding our lies about how the world works and how we should act in it. We probably picked up some of these ideas from our parents, others from our teachers, and still other from our friends and co-workers. But eventually I realize a couple of things.

• No matter how stable or secure you think ur situation is, everything can change in an instant
• The longer you go with the flow and wait for someone to give you an opportunity, the harder it gets to break out
• Pretty much the only future that comes with following the masses and taking the "safe" path is a life of perpetual mediority

Anyway its just some random thought after watching 3 Idiots. It tells the story of every engineering student. Last but not least, a quote from the movie : Take ur hand, put it on ur heart, and say : Aal Izz Well (all is well) :)