Sometimes, the opportunities you want, are the ones you don't get.. Sometimes, naah, ALWAYS.. And it's not a new phenomena, people have been saying this for ages. There are multiple versions of it- Let go of your desire, Do your duty and universe will take care of the rest, Don't work with end in mind, Enjoy the journey than waiting for the destination and etc etc. But that's the most difficult thing to do.
I have really really bright & talented people around me, but all I can see is them cribbing, whining about one thing or another. The journey is becoming a burden than a path with obstacles. Whose fault is it ? System ? Students? Ambitions? Expectations ? If you get few marks below class average, the world's doomed for you here. And why ? Because all you see is the marks you get. Why doesn't anybody think about the actual knowledge they gained. Maybe exam time was your bad day, forget it, but atleast you know your concepts right- that's what I think it should be. There are many (valid) arguments for this- companies see only grades, knowledge won't pay your loan, but it's knowledge that will fulfill your dreams. I can actually imagine few of you saying, achar daalu kya dreams ka? Humein toh bas paisee chahiye...
But like seriously ? Is it what the chose 0.0001% of excellent students would like to do with their life? Earn money. I am not saying, don't study, don't strive for marks.. Of course you should. But don't live for marks. It's not the end of the world. Study, understand and breathe. Exams me jo hoga, so hoga.. You may not get any immediate results, but you will have your time. I am not saying the ones who get good grades don't understand. Of course they do, that's a given underlying assumption here.
There's an excellent campus around, people don't have a moment to pause and sigh at the beauty, they don't have time to go and play.. A few do, because they have to (maintain healthy lifestyle to improve efficiency and blah blah). Heck, people are not approaching their crushes kyuki time nahi h, time nahi milega... I mean, that is heights. (It's not directed at any one person :P) Manage.. Don't let just 2 years slide by.. Easy for me to say, I am not a part of any extra cirrics ? One, you don't know that. Two, I can see foolishnesses you guys are doing since I am not a part of it. This may sound like a rant, but trust me, after coming here, I know who is the audience for those self help books.. :P
Just relax people.. Thanda lo.. I repeat it, you are in the place most people just dream of.. Concentrate on developing new way of thinking, not continuing with the undergrad or school competitive demeanor.. It's a way of life, IIM B does everything to make it so.. I know there's a lot of stress, just don't loose your sanity here.. People have learned to laugh at their failures, but I am afraid so, not in a good way.
Just remember what Winston Churchill said,
"Sure I am that this day we are masters of our fate, that the task which has been set before us is not above our strength; that its pangs and toils are not beyond my endurance. As long as we have faith in our own cause and an unconquerable will to win, victory will not be denied us."
There's hope for everyone of us, (Pretty good chances of it - We are at the median of outliers :P ) But only if we believe so.. !!!
I have really really bright & talented people around me, but all I can see is them cribbing, whining about one thing or another. The journey is becoming a burden than a path with obstacles. Whose fault is it ? System ? Students? Ambitions? Expectations ? If you get few marks below class average, the world's doomed for you here. And why ? Because all you see is the marks you get. Why doesn't anybody think about the actual knowledge they gained. Maybe exam time was your bad day, forget it, but atleast you know your concepts right- that's what I think it should be. There are many (valid) arguments for this- companies see only grades, knowledge won't pay your loan, but it's knowledge that will fulfill your dreams. I can actually imagine few of you saying, achar daalu kya dreams ka? Humein toh bas paisee chahiye...
But like seriously ? Is it what the chose 0.0001% of excellent students would like to do with their life? Earn money. I am not saying, don't study, don't strive for marks.. Of course you should. But don't live for marks. It's not the end of the world. Study, understand and breathe. Exams me jo hoga, so hoga.. You may not get any immediate results, but you will have your time. I am not saying the ones who get good grades don't understand. Of course they do, that's a given underlying assumption here.
There's an excellent campus around, people don't have a moment to pause and sigh at the beauty, they don't have time to go and play.. A few do, because they have to (maintain healthy lifestyle to improve efficiency and blah blah). Heck, people are not approaching their crushes kyuki time nahi h, time nahi milega... I mean, that is heights. (It's not directed at any one person :P) Manage.. Don't let just 2 years slide by.. Easy for me to say, I am not a part of any extra cirrics ? One, you don't know that. Two, I can see foolishnesses you guys are doing since I am not a part of it. This may sound like a rant, but trust me, after coming here, I know who is the audience for those self help books.. :P
Just relax people.. Thanda lo.. I repeat it, you are in the place most people just dream of.. Concentrate on developing new way of thinking, not continuing with the undergrad or school competitive demeanor.. It's a way of life, IIM B does everything to make it so.. I know there's a lot of stress, just don't loose your sanity here.. People have learned to laugh at their failures, but I am afraid so, not in a good way.
Just remember what Winston Churchill said,
"Sure I am that this day we are masters of our fate, that the task which has been set before us is not above our strength; that its pangs and toils are not beyond my endurance. As long as we have faith in our own cause and an unconquerable will to win, victory will not be denied us."
There's hope for everyone of us, (Pretty good chances of it - We are at the median of outliers :P ) But only if we believe so.. !!!
