Stay Lit at Perspective

Perseverance is the cradle of hope, destiny, and fate. Said no one. I am the first to put it like this! Waah, waah… waah, waah. We have been taught from Day 1 of our conscious lives that “ lage raho Munna Bhai ” is how you achieve your ambitions and dreams. The intent of: I would keep going and achieve things, now or tomorrow, tomorrow or day after tomorrow . If you keep going, success is sure to be found. And somehow it is applicable to everything. Whether it is cracking an exam or pursuing your lover (unless you are turned down, of course). People who are focused, ambitious, and know what they want; People who are eager to work in the direction are more likely to find their desired destination sooner or later. It’s just like the Hindi proverb: Bhagwan key ghar, Der hai, Andher nahi. Fine. But, what if the coin of perseverance fell into your lap with the flipside of giving up? Everything has a flipside, right? Even Yin has Yan. Black has white, Roses have thorns. Most people kn...

  A year ago, my mother had thrashed me well and got me admitted into RICE Education. I kept telling my mother, Government jobs are not my thing. But once I got into the competitive preparations, my viewpoint changed. I won’t deny, that Government jobs are still not my A-priority, but my English teacher from the company told me, that “the job will act as the pillar for your future endeavours . Once the publishing companies see that you are a marked Government employee, their perception of looking at your articles will change. You won’t need an agent or reference anymore. Your professional identity will be your biggest reference.” Since then, my perception towards the exams have changed highly too. Honestly sharing, I used to feel retarded among all those enlightened beings around me. So alert. So dedicated, so completely into cracking those exams. They even knew which state had how many vacant seats! I was like, “ beta, yahan tumhara kuch nahi ho sakta”. When I had first set fo...