education,do we really need it?

well..... we all know since our primary classes,that education is a must for a successful life.

we all toil a lot for that piece of paper which reads out your qualifications and if it comes from a reputed institute ,that adds the icing on the cake!

using this piece of certificate ,we scutter around for jobs and we eventually get one.then again toiling for till late hours we get our pay checks which turn out to be heavy.

sweet.rosy.

but surely there must be this other side of the spectrum,where things arent so rosy . the indian republic boasts of voluminous such cases.people who barely manage to get 1 sqaure meal a day are very common to find.

but also amongst this squalor you will certainly find a group that is famous for some road side business....
#1 :-
place:vaniyawad,nadiad
name of enterprise: hari om tea stall
owner : bhupat
description:
this guy runs a tea stall and surely he hasnt had a formal education.but statistics say that this guy reaps huge profits by selling tea.huge translates in mamothic!a rough calculation lead to the figure of 45k a month! dig that

#2:-
place:commerce six roads,ahmedabad(now sarkhej h/w)
name of enterprise: shambu cold coffee
owner: N/A
description:
this fellow earlier had a stall in front of the college and college easily translates as a mint for the larri walas.and yea he did earn hell lot,before he shifted to another place,though it earns the same revenue.this guy uses amul gold ,which happens to have the highest fat content and also the costliest.

#3:-
place:vijay char rasta,ahmedabad
name of enterprise: r.k. vada pau
owner: N/A
description:
the origin of this place remains unknown.one of those places which sprung up in the midst of the people and then people suddenly noticing it and adoring it and admiring it!if you want to eat vada pau,this is the place to be!

#4:-
place:near fortune landmark,ahmedabad
name of enterprise: gulab corner
owner: N/A
description:
the origin for me atleast is unknown but as the board read out;it said it was famous.i dunno what the real deal is with this guy.i had accompanied my friend for a round of golas.and the thing was that this guy was selling it in a cup with ice and syrup and some real fruits.four of us ordered it and the bill came to 140 bucks!dig that. the cost price according to my 7th standard math says should be around 10 bucks for the four cups,if not less!
now lets calculate the profit : 130 bucks .that is way way more!!!

as i pointed out from the above examples,the above entrepreneurs didnt have any formal education,no certificates ,no nothing,yet they turned out pretty well,dont you think.

looking at such instances it often makes me ponder ,why go through all the ordeal of appearing for exams ,undergo the tension of anticipation and then if lucky manage to pull through,whereas these fine people have seemed to be comfortable without this ordeal,no wonder they would have had to slog initially!

and with outside food getting popular i guess they are going to stay!i laugh sometimes at the situation sometimes,that though qualified there are people who slog it out whereas there is an all together a different clan of paragons who have etched themselves ,kissed fame and earned money with the same slogging or more!

what would you call it?luck?
pz