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After watching 3 Idiots recently, besides the heartwarming story woven around very relevant issues facing Indian students psyche, I could not help but listing down some lessons which the movie forces us to taken down. These are the lessons which we at Infinity Classes have always been focusing and sharing with our students. This is not a movie review, but we strongly recommend our students to pickup the following messages while they enjoy the happy yet meaningful experience.
1. You can excel only if you enjoy. This rule applies in studies and everything else. If you enjoy playing cricket, you can make a great career out of it as Sachin Tendulkar have made it. Conversely, if you do not enjoy mathematics, you will be struggling all your life with figures, even if you do a masters degree in it and chances are remote that you will be a great mathematician. Ditto applies to students of CA profession. Students who scrore merit ranks are those who have love and passion for the subject.
2. Follow your goals and your passions without worrying about the end result. Is this not what Holy Gita preaches; do your karma without worrying about the fruits; we see it, hear it and conveniently forget it. Life is full of uncertainties, past is history, future is unknown. Therefore, it is all the more important to focus on the present. Give your best shot now!
3. Focus on fundamentals. You can love any subject only if you are prepared to dig deep and understand the fundamentals. Great tall buildings stand on strong foundations and real pearls are found in the depth of oceans. The 'rote memorizing' will only help in short term. One who simply follows the 'readymade', 'someone's notes' or other material without understanding the basics will be like 'Chatur aka Silencer' in the movie who cannot distinguish between 'chamatkar' and 'balatkar'.
4. Do not chase success...instead strive for excellence. If you seek excellence and perfection, success will follow. This is a golden rule which every student must imbibe in their life. Take all the leading men and women in their career and profession including Aamir Khan and you will realise that if you are excellent in your field, money, fame, success and rest all material things follow. Instead many students keep chasing the latter all their life and end up being frustrated and confused even when they achieve it upto a certain level.
5. Follow your own heart. Do not follow the oft preached slogan - "Life is a race and you need to beat your competitor every step of the way if you want to be successful in life." Instead define success in your own terms. You be your own competition and improvise every day. Do what you enjoy, put your own limits and not what your neighbor, your uncle or your colleagues opine. Of course, take your parents & family in confidence and convince them about the path you choose.
We at Infinity Classes have always believed and followed the way of study and teaching methodology propogated by the movie and commend the Directors, Producers and entire star cast for spreading these life lessons on a wider scale. This movie is a reflection of the limitations of our education and teaching system, herd mentality of students, blind race for success without understanding the meaning of it and offers the viewers an opportunity to pause and redefine their life goals.
We wish all our students a very happy and 'excellent' 2010. |
