Finish in Sight

With each passing day, there is something special happening. The finish is coming out of haze and becoming clearer. I am not taking about Ram Gopal Verma finishing another movie (this time in less then 6 hours record). I am also not talking about me hallucinating my own finish in sight. I am also not wishing the corruption in Indian governance coming to finish line ( even if you are hallucinating this time). I am also not taking bout Anna Hazare finishing with his series of fasting threats. I am also not talking about Rakhi Sawant finishing with her witty cheap one liners ( don’t pretend who rakhi sawant ? its same rakhi sawant who you keep on watching in Zoom for half an hour and continue to crib what the crap is coming, but don’t dare to switch).

I am talking about something much more profound, meaningful here. This is true especially to those who alongwith me on June 17^th 2009, walked in quietly in C-11 and located their nameplates and sat down shyly waiting eagerly to take upon what was about to come our way. Some were thinking, what the heck, what the big deal (including yours truly). Some were excited like a 6 months old kid, looking at everything around with huge excitement and started writing IIMb like Gazni’s Amir Khan at god know which places.

Some others were already philosophical, and the opportunity was good enough to push then over the cliff and finally they have been night walking since then and spew huge philosophies given slightest opportunity.

Finally slowly and gradually people found they comfort zones, discomfort zones as well. Came second year and people just gate crashed their favorite streams to be next sensation on the international arena in respective domain. Yours truly with zero paisa in stock market, has take more than 14 courses in finance and economics. This is to ensure that the moment I put my 10 rupees in market, I want the safe risk free return on that without jeopardizing a single paise despite US rating slumping to D or Euro going down the chute . What better approach to eliminate the risk.

Some others, became so deeply entrenched in Marketing that, finally entire Internet along with its data knelt before them begging, “Please ab to maaf karo, kitna download karoge” Same few links to the same stuff came to verge of collapsing. Talking casually to 5 friends over Prabhakar’s tea corner was projected as thoroughly researched Market study with diverse sampling. Finally after stupendous 20+ presentations many of us managed to add 4 lines written genuinely our ourselves and not copying from Internet.

Some other legends in OB, reached new heights. Many felt a personal insult to talk about anyone lesser than a CEO. It made me feel at times pretty worse actually whose only experience with CEO was some YouTube video over a slow and dysfunctional link. Some genius friends talking about leadership as of just returned after a world leadership concert of training top fortune 100 CEOs. Which was quite a revelation to me actually.

Some actually excelled in stream of questions. These geniuses ( Including yours truly) have been asking the same exact questions for last 9 terms, But look at the talent each time not a single word is common except some low key pronouns and grammatically compulsions. Finally there are also some who debuted like Shahid aafridi but converted to Pushpak’s Kamal Hasan. Some others are like Aamir Khan, what a consistency. Some were shrewd like Shahrukh Khan, The moment CP is introduced, invaluable words starts flowing out at quite a pace otherwise who cares.

Finally there were some courses for introspections as well. Some went in so deep the did never actually come back really ( I meant 100%). Others quite easily introspected the moment popping into classroom and came back to planet while 90 minutes gets over and tea time kicks in.

Finally realized that no better place to sleep then sitting right in front of Profs, looking into prof’s eye and dozing off with quite panache. The switching from on and off was as sleek and smooth as Windows boot-up (well for Microsoft lovers actually).

There were also a sight of watching people looking for marks in consolidated sheet or in the answer sheet. I mean I had to search the time complexity of an algo where each person looks first 70 other sheets carefully and dutifully before picking his own and then very generously giving comments about “ How prof misinterpreted, or How Prof could not get the subtle intellectual treasure hunt they left in answer sheet etc” . Sometimes for me personally gauging the reactions of folks while looking at marks or grades was beyond comprehension. I could never guess for some whether they were happy or unhappy or devastated or over the top as it used to be similar almost all the time. I mean guy coming out lauging terribly then saying “meri to lag gayee yaar”. Some other who missed the 4 by a whisker appearing quite philosophical actually like “sab maya hai”.

But so far is this is giving a sense that I am actually ridiculing everything and demeaning everyone, you are right J No you are utterly wrong. This was just to get you hooked up thus far (and you know how much was actually true). If any of you has noticed, the thing worth mentioning is while all this was going on, people were actually fighting it out, incessantly. NOONE GAVE UP.

Though many jobs, marriage, kids, people continued to slug it out in the middle. Week after week, putting whatever behind then, showing up 8 in the morning was not only a test of character but a test of will power as well. At times people slogged on Friday nights but diligently toiling through entire Saturday with red burning eyes. After making their families to sleep, people slogged over Skype till 4 am in the morning and then ready for presentation on 8 in the morning.

People not only managed the time, they managed their life, family, relations, priorities throughout. Friends this is called MANAGEMENT. Education is not what happened in classroom, it is what prepares one for the life ahead. It mainly is what has been unlearned in the process. Education is like Rowing upstream, not to advance is to drop back.

If for gods sake some one outside thinks that it is easy, I will technically take his lungs out with whatever comes along, I frankly do not care. Finally friends coming this far makes all of you winner, fighters. Walk along little more and oblige Mr Ambani soon. Finish is in sight.