india - the land of free advices [;-)]

much has been said about india. so i thought ill talk about one facet of india..advices.from economy to education to marriages to even answering nature's call,every ram,laxman and siva(indian version of tom,dick and harry) have their views. whats wrong,you may ask.well its when they try to intrude into your decisions,it becomes a problem.i recently faced this issue when i decided to quit my job with a well known company.woe begone. i was flooded with hpone calls 24*7 trying to brain wash me,threatening me of the consequences of leaving a good job,from dire threats to emotional dialogues,the whole week made me wonder,how i still retained my marbles. yes,accepted its their affection that makes them over react, but how much of intrusiveness can be allowed and from whom and for what seems to be the question?why are we not comparing ourselves with the western countries when it comes to this?i dont have any answers. at one point of time,parents fail to realise their children are perfectly capable of deciding about a career the older generation doesnt understand.a lot can be smoothened in giving each other their own personal space. as i always tell my dad,even if my decisions go worng, i want to make my own mistakes in my life,not somebody's mistakes.and as usual my dad blames the high salaries we draw today as the influencing factor for the lack of respect and the display of 'pluck' as he terms it :) well at the end of the day india still is the same and so are our lives.so whats the point of this blog??? even if no parent sees this, atleast let me vent out (hoping my dad doesnt catch a glimpse ;-) ...)