Success is something you think you should have so that the
world approves of you. In today’s world, the route to success is divided into
three parts:
1.
You work your way to success
2.
You lick your way to success
3.
You sleep your way to success
I had the notion that MBA would propel my
career to greater heights. It’d definitely do that but the trade off in return
is something huge. And it’s not the regular you don’t get to sleep, you have
nine subjects per semester, you have assignments kind of banter. It is way
beyond all that. You suddenly find yourself in a bevy of strange, unknown
people you know nothing about. The first few months would be all about
adaptability and fitting in. If you’re lucky, you find a group to eat, hangout
and watch movies with. If you’re luckier, you make your own group and induct
people into it. Else, you’re just a minority, someone who doesn’t fit in or
doesn’t want to fit in.
The next few months would be all about
getting to know each other. ‘Networking’ as per the B school norm. You network because you never know who might
come in handy in near future. You form opinions, make friends, have conflicts,
appear for exams and get the hang of a B school. Once the storm sets in, you
figure out who your real friends, who your fake friends are, who is out and out
plastic and who is truly genuine.
Personally, my journey has been a learning
experience like no other. I had to leave my comfort zone, my people and Hyderabadi biryani all in the name of
success. If I wouldn't have been here, I wouldn't have known how it feels to be
let down by an alleged friend, how there’s always more than what meets the eye,
how it feels to be under constant scrutiny, how first impressions are lasting
impressions, how people behave under tremendous pressure, what it feels to be
in the middle of a rat race and how a dog eats a dog.
MBA is
not only a shortcut to success, it is also a transformative journey of personal
growth. A journey that helps you rediscover your own self. But the real
question is, is it really worth the trade off?
A crow lived in the forest and was absolutely satisfied in life.
But one day he saw a swan. "This swan is so white," he thought, "and I am
so black.
This swan must be the happiest bird in the world."
He expressed his thoughts to the swan. "Actually," the swan replied, "I was
feeling that I was the happiest bird around until I saw a parrot, which has
two colours. I now think the parrot is the happiest bird in creation."
The crow then approached the parrot. The parrot explained, "I lived a very
happy life—until I saw a peacock. I have only two colours, but the
peacock has multiple colours."
The crow then visited a peacock in the zoo and saw that hundreds of people
had gathered to see him.
After the people had left, the crow approached the peacock. "Dear peacock,"
the crow said, "you are so beautiful. Every day thousands of people come to
see you. When people see me, they immediately shoo me away. I think you are
the happiest bird on the planet."
The peacock replied, "I always thought that I was the most beautiful and
happy bird on the planet. But because of my beauty, I am entrapped in this
zoo.
PS:I have examined the zoo very carefully, and I have realized that the crow
is the only bird not kept in a cage. So for past few days I have been
thinking that if I were a crow, I could happily roam everywhere."
PPS:This has everything to do with MBA
Is it?
@Anonymous It's probably all a result of taking ourselves too seriously and complicating our lives by our own selves.
Yes we complicate our lives. It takes a while to let go of everything!!! Its a quest, quest for freedom.
" I came to this college to have another go at college life...I got the college..but sadly have missed out on a little thing called life!"
MBA changes everyone...I never wanted to change and I have suffered, a lot, but still, I know that i m good.
Crow I am, it seems, at least for now.
Life,like love, really can be deceiving .. sometimes its like gravity ..you know you should do something..you think about it every day and still cant do it.. when we ask is it worth the trade? .. i would say is their even a trade..after completing your new journey you will get in to the life with improved version of monotony.. but felt nice at least we realise it