I’ve my exams coming up in a week or so. Unlike others in my class I’m here blogging and more importantly NOT STUDYING! Everyone around is feeling the exam HEAT. Especially my mom!! I’ve told her more than a hundred times that exam is not EVERYTHING in LIFE. She’ll never listen. I’m in the commerce stream. Out of 4 subjects+2 languages, I’ve prepared only for my accountancy exam. So you can imagine the amount of pressure my mom TRIES to put on me. When I don’t like Mathematics why am I forced to do it? I’m not an emotional person but I literally broke down thinking how helpless I am. Mathematics is not my cup of tea. Very few mathematical concepts actually get into my head…others I just do it blindly. That’s not education, is it?
Why is it that everyone asks me to study? I can’t even take a walk in the evening coz everybody on the street asks me about my preparations for the exam. They care for me and they see potential in me. Is that the reason? Here arises another question – Is marks directly proportional to career? I hope not. I somehow don’t like people who study 24*7. I mean…I know my own classmates who score well don’t know to pronounce the simplest of words. Not that all are the same and not that I know everything but then what’s the use of studying if you don’t even understand what you are studying. I’m not a distinction holder. So be it! It’s not an insult to me. I still believe I can make it BIG in my LIFE. My parents don’t feel the same. Strange but fair enough. My mom the other day told me – “Study well and score well so that you can proudly show it to your kids”. Is that why you need to score good marks? You work hard a whole year studying those dry text books to get a wonderful marks card which might or might not help you? At the end of the day it’s just a paper (waste) which you exhibit to the whole world proudly. For me, substance matters! Knowledge matters! Intelligence matters! Application matters! That good for nothing small sheet of paper is not what matters to me. The only good thing about exams is that I get a little “extra” care and love from my parents. Even while writing this I’m eating all sorts of dry fruits. Hahaha!!
A week to go for my board exams and I’m not tensed. Trust me. There’s no pressure whatsoever. Now I’ve no option but study. I very much see myself achieving my goals even without scoring 90+ in my boards. The drive and the passion and the hunger in me are enough to LIVE my DREAMS. I'm posing off as if I would change the world by writing this article which not more than 10 people would read :D
Right now I’m listening to a song which is truly inspiring. My favourite lines in the song go like this –
kuch aisa karke dikha
khud khush ho jaaye khuda
I’m in love with these words. It’s so colourful and meaningful…
9 comments:
Its a very controversial question. The parliamentary way of saying it would definitely be, that good marks <> good career. But the industry proves that good marks = good first job = good payouts = good increments = better placements through the career = better pays and so on and so forth ....
I am definitely now generalising, there are cases of the contrary happening as well. Its just the way of the world.
One thing is very evident from your essay... you will do good in journalism.. think of writing stories....because u always should concentrate on what you are good at,and not on what you are weak at. GOOD MARKS not necessarily fetch you a good career... mark is not at all important,its u r intelligence that makes difference..
@Melvin
Sadly, it IS the way of world.
@Raghu
hey thnx a lot...yeah I'm of the same opinion tht good marks is not all tht important but as Melvin says abv it is how the world functions...
HI shruthi...long time...best of luck for ur preparations...good marks may not always lead to a good career but they do help A LOT!!!! I am suffering because of it. and even I used to think like you...but what good marks signify is that you did your job well, even when u didn't like it.This shows the attitude of a person towards life. one bad day can cost you very dearly, and I have learnt it the hard way.
Like it or hate it..life does becomes difficult if you have bad grades. Not that you don't get chances to do well in life again, but you have to put an extra effort for them.
The world should not be blamed for anything. it's all about the choices we make in life. you chose maths, why not do it diligently. You'll have time after your exams for going into journalism which I am sure u will do very well. your articles have improved greatly since you started.
sounds like i'm giving a lecture. I don't intend to. hence i'll stop here. :) Best of luck again
@raghu: sorry dude..it's not your intelligence/talent that makes a difference, it's your hard work that counts.
@Aviral
thnx for the comment. This comes as an eye opener to me!! what u said abt attitude of a person towards life might just change the way I'm looking at things at present...thnx agn!!:-)
"Mathematics is not my cup of tea." story of my life !! :P :)
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[don't read such old posts of mine Shyam. they seem so alien to me now :D]
"Study well and score well so that you can proudly show it to your kids" :D :D u put things beautifully! these are thots that just rush in many brains(mine too).. enjoyed it! its nt writ to b enjoyed though ;)
lols :D
this was soo long ago! :D
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