I
got 59.8 percent in my 12th, not even first class. Of course, it took
me time and effort to rebound. Screw the world as it will be cruel to
you. “Kuch to log kahange. Kahane he unka kaam”….
I
reboubded by focusing on learning Computer science as I genuinely loved
the subject. I did my undergrad from one of the smallest engineering
colleges. Actually I was the first batch for my college.
I worked hard
for 4 years filling my gaps in knowlegde, humbled and focussed. At the
end of 4 years, I got AIR 2 in GATE and went to India's best university (
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore) for my masters degree. The
world appluaded me.
But, I became numb to the world as I know what they
say doesnot really matter in the long run. From then on, I learnt to
work hard and ignore the world. My efforts and a bit of luck took me
places.
Trust me,
it is easy to say all of this in retrospective.
But, it's not easy to go
through those years of struggle. But, that's what made me strong. My
suggestion is to ignore the world and buckle up for a few years of
efforts and hard work.
I
just recalled this quote from Rudyard Kipling's poem: “ If you can meet
with triumph and diaster and meet those imposters the same, …., you
will be a man my son.” We had this poem in our school and I still
remember it vividly even today as it helped me learn some important
lessons of life.
--Srikanth Varma Chekuri
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