Insubordination

A casual chat with a colleague at lunch set me thinking!!

The topic was 'Subordination' or the anonym 'Insubordination'

We discussed about what is taught in schools & then colleges when you move on to higher avenues of learnings & then the conversation dropped.

Late night, i was still pondering over the brief discussion that we had & went through the entire journey I have passed till today and it gave an awakening. We, as humans, are trained for 'Subordination' in all walks of life

              - Personal - not allowed to question beliefs & thoughts of elders, family members, society etc

              - Professional - not going against the tide, in large & small corporates and entities (most of the times), being part of the 'YES' bandwagon…

              - Friends - not questioning their ways & means or style, of living, earning, spending etc. Fun moments apart.

Basically, the society or community at large accepts you as a part of it only when you live by their rules. Though there are instances & plenty of them, who have ventured out the unconventional path, found difficulties, attained success & have been part of the mainstream. Those who fail to are bogged down by the constant guilt of trying something different.

While we all do a lot of bold talk promoting the ideology of 'Challenging Status Quo' do we ourselves actually dare do the same at all times or most of the times? The answer is a stark NO!! Not because of these being an odd question but for the fear of receiving an answer which might not go down well. The sugar-coated word for this is 'calculated risks', which goes on to say that we take risk only when we are sure of the outcomes - basically in favor of achievement.

Controlled Insubordination!! Is this factually possible?