Its a rat race that we all r running... I would say everyone who gets into a professional college knowingly or unknowingly are in it... The first 2 yrs are about getting marks for the universities... nothing but marks... Then comes the placement season and there u go again... Relieved when u finally get into a gud company...Either you hear all sorts of opinions from the working lot or u decide that u dont want to quit studying that u end up studying for the nxt entrance.. Which can be anything frm gate, gre, gmat, cat, xat and the list goes on... u can hear all sorts of abbreviations once you reach the final year..
When i was in my 12th standard i was told that i just needed to study to get into a decent college... and finished... ur job is done... u r where u want to be in life..But now i understand that getting a nice rank in the entrance was just the beginning... There you are... one of those 35000+ engineering graduates graduating every year from ur state. The number will increase almost 3 fold in ur neighbouring states. What i saw and still is seeing around me are children in their sweet 16s and 17s, dark circles under their eyes, running around frm tuitions to schools to study tables... They leave at 5 am and return at 5pm... Sit and study almost dozing off in minutes... 12 hrs of travel, tuitions and school, 6 hrs of sleep (which is needed for brains to work to get u where u want) and 6 hrs of study ( which is a must to balance the board exams and entrance) ... ha!! there u go.. the perfect time table to succeed in ur 12th std... But then thats it... ur 24 hours are up u dont have time for anything else... Personally, i never worked for more than a hour a day... didnt go for any 'entrance tuitions' and i had fun... enjoyed my last year in school... was very relaxed, sleeping for almost 9 hours a day... But then u may say... thats y i m where i m now... and the others who worked like that are where they are now..
But i tell you, its all a matter of perception... I m happy where i am... I believe everything happens for a reason.. Every single thing.. even something very frivolous in life... But all we have to do is make sure that we all know which way our life is going..Finally, its ur life.... u and no one but u have to experience the pros and cons of the decisions u make.. But make sure that v dont ever regret any decision that v make... be it for the gud or bad...
So back to this race we are running.... no it doesnt stop with the 12th, u get into a prestigious instituition... of course u have to show ur competence there.. not only in acads but also extra curricular 'coz all this comes to be of great importance be it ur placements or higher studies!!! Then u pass out with flying colors, secure a gud job or get admission into a great college.. Ur career life is all set.. bright and shining.... What about ur personal life??? Increased dark circles under eyes, weight loss, probably some more health problems..
We are the Future of India... The country which is going to conquer the world with its brains .. This is the present eduction system of such a country.... We graduate to work like hell...It won't be much of a problem for us coz we are trained to work hard without complaining ... We ourselves dont know whether we enjoy what we are doing or not... How many of us can cross their heart and say that they know wat they really want in life....
But then there is another side to all this.... We r fighting here... It is definitely the survival of the fittest.. We r all surviving here... The place where u can find maximum competition frm the best brains frm all over the world.. Our country may or may not have a solid educational system.. But its citizens are conquering the world in various walks of life... Indians are doing better and growing at a faster pace than most of their counterparts. And of course, no one can deny the fact that our country has a part to play too ... But still how many of us wants to stay in India?? I don't understand the logic behind passing out frm coll, working for 6 months and flying 'abroad'. Now its a mad race again, i feel even in the companies to get on site assignments ( pardon me if this part is wrong for i have not personally experienced this as i haven't started this lap of the race)... But the world is moving ... to know the pace with which we are moving i would definitely recommend all of u to read "The World is Flat' by Thomas Freidman...
No one waits for us in this mad race... And we will be down trodden if we lose out in this mad race... So as the adage goes.. When in Rome do as the Romans do..
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the rat race! Once I have heard someone comparing this sitution to a group of crabs in a jar. The only way a crab can get out of the jar is by stepping on another and while trying to do that, it is most likely to be pulled down and then stepped on.
There certainly is no end to it, at any point in life. We are all also so afraid, so terribly scared of " losing out". I really dont know if its "good" or "bad". There is clearly no visible greater purpose in life, other than to keep living. The rat race provides us with a reason and a light at the end of the tunnel, a mirage as it maybe.
I totally agree with what you said. We will all be running the rat-race for the entire life.
And who knows, there might be competitions in the other world too :-(
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