| Yes, i took this drastic step a decade ago due to "Filial Duty" reasons. Had my Life/Career/Job/etc. in the US (with my "Green Card" and was a month away from filing for Citizenship) when i made the decision to literally "throw away my life in the US" and move back to India to live with and take care of my then recently widowed Mother. I took the decision to put myself into a "self-imposed limited box" (mentally and somewhat literally), staying away from the Industry/Friends/Companionship/Travel/etc. to live with and take care of my Mother on my savings, alone and by myself (because i don't have a family of my own). Only a year ago, my "Filial Duties" have come to their natural end and i am now trying to figure out what to do with the rest of my Life. Lessons Learned: 1) Every decision has a consequence which may/may not be according to how you planned it. 2) Whatever be the consequence, you have to live with it and manage it all alone. Only the lucky few get any external help. 3) You will fall into depression, give in to self-pity, anger/hatred at the world/people involved, financial hardship etc. But you have to build mental fortitude to face them all and manage them without falling apart. 4) You will have to learn to be truly self-reliant, disregard the expectations/opinions of the world and learn to do what is "your duty" to do. 5) You will find that a study of Philosophy is truly helpful in managing how to deal with what happens to you in Life. |