After a month of abstinence from the blog, having faced the darkest unseen facets of self through interviews (as M.B.A admission season is at it's peak) and turning Candy Crush - the colorful Facebook game into my favorite pass-time; here I am again to write about something I recently experienced. Now that I look back on all the interviews I realize that even though the interviewers hailed from different age groups and from diverse industry backgrounds, yet each of them unanimously loved the question -
'Tell us, why should we admit you into our prestigious institute?'
To that question, every time I had an internal fight not to blurt out the response -
'Because I said so!' Like duh, isn't all my academic-life history good enough for you. Oh come on!
We may detest to admit it, but we all have experienced that one weak moment when we've ridiculously crushed our gut feeling and went ahead with the lot. Why? Because it was said so! We decided to take up a job because that's what most people did after graduation. Some secured a campus placement, while others relentlessly dropped applications on job portals. Got married at 25 because we have a society to answer and eh isn't that the right age to get hitched? Chose to disown or rather compromise on career choices because, girl you gotta make that marriage work. What will others think? Have you ever given up on something, because at some point it sounded crazy trying to even explain it to others?
For most part of our life we are taught to follow the rules. Rules laid by our parents - come home before the deadline or else you're grounded, spend wisely, so on and so forth.Rules laid by our university of the curriculum, assignments, projects and examination. We are taught to think within the boundaries laid by the society - the other people. And most of the times, if not all, we follow the rules and create that most suited life for ourselves. A life that lets us fit in the crowd. A life that makes us an undistinguished part of the whole. Then one day, when we're about to face a life changing interview, the interviewer insists on 'out-of-the-box' thinking. He demands an explanation on what makes you unique - stand apart, from thousand other applicants, he has grilled throughout the day.
And that's when life offers a wake-up call - what have you done differently all your life?
Questions will never cease but you can choose to answer a few of them, right now. Real need of the hour is to question everything! To question the rules of the game called Life and to make your own.
Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion with out the discomfort of thought.
Not all questions are worthy of an answer.
Choose your questions wisely; the answers will never go wrong.
P.S - I play Candy Crush and still have a life. Go ahead and hate me all you want.
'Tell us, why should we admit you into our prestigious institute?'
To that question, every time I had an internal fight not to blurt out the response -
'Because I said so!' Like duh, isn't all my academic-life history good enough for you. Oh come on!
We may detest to admit it, but we all have experienced that one weak moment when we've ridiculously crushed our gut feeling and went ahead with the lot. Why? Because it was said so! We decided to take up a job because that's what most people did after graduation. Some secured a campus placement, while others relentlessly dropped applications on job portals. Got married at 25 because we have a society to answer and eh isn't that the right age to get hitched? Chose to disown or rather compromise on career choices because, girl you gotta make that marriage work. What will others think? Have you ever given up on something, because at some point it sounded crazy trying to even explain it to others?
For most part of our life we are taught to follow the rules. Rules laid by our parents - come home before the deadline or else you're grounded, spend wisely, so on and so forth.Rules laid by our university of the curriculum, assignments, projects and examination. We are taught to think within the boundaries laid by the society - the other people. And most of the times, if not all, we follow the rules and create that most suited life for ourselves. A life that lets us fit in the crowd. A life that makes us an undistinguished part of the whole. Then one day, when we're about to face a life changing interview, the interviewer insists on 'out-of-the-box' thinking. He demands an explanation on what makes you unique - stand apart, from thousand other applicants, he has grilled throughout the day.
And that's when life offers a wake-up call - what have you done differently all your life?
Are you happy in that high-profile job or that years-old relationship?
Today are you exactly where you wanted to be 5 years back?Questions will never cease but you can choose to answer a few of them, right now. Real need of the hour is to question everything! To question the rules of the game called Life and to make your own.
Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion with out the discomfort of thought.
Not all questions are worthy of an answer.
Choose your questions wisely; the answers will never go wrong.
