To Go or Not To Go

"Dur Ke Dhol Suhavne"-This is what my mother exclaimed when I told her that I had made up my mind(I do that every week!!) about moving to a quieter European setting in search of a better standard of living.According to her there are no fixed parameters to ensure that one remains happy,its the person inside which matters.On the other end,I met my friend looking forward to an admit for top US University for his masters and having second thoughts about it.In order to counsel him to go and use his potential I tried to prove from how zeroed our lives had become here to how States could prove worthy and give him the living standards which we all shall envy in years to come.And suddenly he came up with an emotion packed thought which left me pokerfaced.He told me, "Always remember that no matter where you go, as long as you do not have the people who matter around you, you will never be truly happy".These two instances made me ponder whether I am being too practical or I have lost my emotional quotient completely.I feel that yes ,we have feelings attached to our roots but if the time beckons we must leave our zone to find that magic land ,to give us that spark which we all want,which we all look for our entire lives.We need to try those Dur Ke Dhol , to decide whether they are the same Tabla  on which we get beaten here everyday.Is it too much to ask for?And we just cannot be surrounded by people we like.We need to test ourselves in the waters of struggle,dedication and decision to reform to a better avatar.But ,after all this brainstorming and opinion -making,Whatever my friend decides or I do (unless I change my mind again next week),the bottom-line remains "Mom is mom,and she'll continue to captivate you forever with her one-liners".