Dear all...THIS FOR ALL STUDENTS WHO FEEL DULL DUE TO ARREARS AND NO PLACEMENTS!!
There are many posts on this issue in my blog...please read them...
Life is not a 100 metres dash or a marathon...it is a long journey!!
The marks you scored or rank you got or arrears you got or the job you got is not going to decide your future!...It is no indication of your future life and living!!...It is only a starting point of a journey!!..Those who keep moving ahead, continuously upgrading and updating their knowledge, skills, health etc and who continue moving up in all dimensions of life only grow...all others stagnate and stop at different points in various dimensions of life!..there may be many compromises, adaptations and sacrifices required in various aspects of life and working. Those who do not do this stop at that point. Those who surmount all these challenges keep moving up and growing!!...So, there is no guarantee that the top ranker will always remain on top and be successful throughout life in all domains. Because for scoring marks and getting a job certain things are required, they might have that. But for growing up in organisations, in family life, personal life, emotional life etc you need several other things and they keep changing at different age and stage in life!!...If you have them, they you will certainly be successful, more than the top ranker!!
We may feel that we are at the end in the journey now at this moment...it is wrong...slow and steady wins the race!!!...even if you consider it as a race, whereas truly it is not!!...We are different from others, and our journey and destiny are different from others!!
We were 40 in our class at MIT, Chennai and all the last 10 rankers are doing much better than the top rankers like me!!...Those who did not clear the degree, got arrears, whom i taught and helped to clear their course, are all doing well!!
During our MIT days (those days it admitted only B.Sc graduates for 3 year btech programme...not lateral entry...there was no four year or +2 entry at MIT...their aim was to produce engg scientists for the nation and world and they believed that to be an engg scientist one needs to be outstanding in science!!)...No one can enter MIT without a graduation and being a top ranker in graduation at university or college level....Ok, coming to the issue...those days many of the B.Sc Maths and chemistry major students used to fail in the first two semesters in many subjects, as, physics, chemistry and other engg subjects were difficult for them.
Seniors used to encourage them by saying (how far true, i don't know) "don't worry daa machhaan!! Even Abdul kalam sir failed in first year, but he has become the DRDO director (he was that then)...So, we will also become one day like him!...Only thing is we should continue working hard, learning, without breaking down!'....This is a true statement!!!
Employers do not want marks...they want only skills, knowledge and aptitude required to be in their organisation or project...that is all!!...Marks only help to enter the interview room, in this densely populated nation!...Winning the job is purely based on skills and knowledge you have!!
So, don't give up!...Lots of years of life still left!...You are still very very young!!...You still have lots of time to learn, pick up skills and knowledge, and be in your highway of journey of life, working, earning, being an achiever, being famous, being an authority and power etc.
No one lives here for 100 years!!...So, losing six months or one year now does not really matter in life!...If some one thinks he has lost six months or one year salary, then it is wrong...no one keeps earning for entire life...we keep losing and earning money in life...every one who is employed in private sector loses his or her job at least twice or thrice in their career life. Even the top rankers!!...So, it is part of life to lose jobs and get better jobs!
Even if you get a less paid job or in a small company, no issues!!...Learn the job and profession, trade and tactics of the profession, you will keep moving up and up!!...In five years time you would have crossed and gone up to better organisations than the class topper!!...So, if the first job is less paid and in a small organisation, it really does not matter in life!!
Subject knowledge skills are required only at the beginning of career while you do jobs with your own hands at the beginning. Later it is more of social skills, organisational skills, leadership skills, HR mgmt and development skills, spiritual and emotional skills that are more essential, though continuously updated and upgraded professional skills are also important, but only with this basic skills we can not be successful in later years of life!...It is only a necessary condition, but not a sufficient condition to go up in career!!
So, don't feel sad...don't feel frustrated...don't give up...don't feel depressed...don't feel down...Don't think about ending life etc...if you think like that, then you are wrong!!...You are much more capable...you just did not read few pages of your subjects, that is all!!...it does not matter in job or life!!...believe me, i have more than 30 years in engg, management and administration profession, you did not lose anything!!!..Only thing is, don't leave it or give up...find out your interests...decide where you want to work...find out what they want...knowledge, skills, aptitude, interests etc...accordingly equip yourself...join them...keep working...learn as much as possible...don't waste time...be positive...be focused...You are sure to win in life!!...You are sure to make big in life!!...Even better than the top rankers!!
Peacefully yours...rams...Psychologist!!
