A Bitter Pill...!

Just when I thought, things were beginning to look good for me, with the year shaping out exactly the way I wanted it to, with successful completion of various projects and my summer internship granted, out popped our dreaded last semester results, and judging by the title of this article, it should suffice to say that satisfactory would be an over-statement for mine, at least on the scale at which I usually judge myself. Now, although this was our first departmental semester which probably required a much different approach and an in-depth knowledge of the core subject as compared to our first year in college, the actual difficulty of venturing into the unknown couldn't have been fathomed. 

Mistakes happen and they're usually not a very big deal if the right lessons are learnt, but the problem arises when all the possible kinds of mistakes are committed simultaneously. Lack of awareness about the branch, projects and other extra-curricular activities taken too seriously, and unfamiliarity with the new subjects and correction pattern plagued me and caused my college academics to hit a temporary but sour low. And it's always difficult for someone in such an institute, having cracked one of the toughest examinations on the planet to get into it, having always been one of the topmost in school and elsewhere for most of his life, to swallow such a bitter pill... On the flip side however, almost everyone's results showed quite a variation compared to the year before, with the majority drastically screwing it up! 

Anyway, I've faced a lot of uncanny and stressful situations in my life, but as always it takes time to sink in and adapt to, learning from it and moving on a better and improved man! Moreover, with an already ongoing exam, wastage of time pondering about the past can scarcely be afforded, which is exactly where a never-say-die attitude comes in handy. I know that performing really well in the current semester is a must, especially for our overall second year result to be somewhat decent, but we cannot let such facts burden us to an extent where we lose focus on the things at hand.

And although unpleasant stuff regarding our results can already be heard doing the rounds, what is really important is how we look at ourselves and assess our own abilities. No one knows us better than us ourselves and living up to the title of this blog with due vigor and pride, is something that I've always taken earnestly. Every challenge thrown at us can be overcome and there's a solution to every problem encountered on the way to becoming successful in life.

I'm writing this article as more of a reminder to myself of who I really am, and the greater the number of stepping-stones one overcomes in a lifetime, the greater the person becomes. I'm not sure where I'll be about ten to fifteen years down the line, or whether at the end of the day my life will be a tragic or an inspirational tale but rest assured that I'll do everything in my capacity to tip the balance towards the latter! I've always been one of a kind, achieving things in my own unique ways and one wake-up call is more than I needed... Huh! I may have spilled the milk, but I won't spill the cappuccino which is on its way!

BE THE FORCE!!!...