Straight from my heart...

Apprehensive!! A poem that describes the frame of mind of most CAT aspirants…!! I have many dreams and I constantly desire, To be a part of the hallowed elite, To carve a niche for myself, To keep getting better; to keep flying higher, But as the day keeps getting nearer, My heart’s filled with a thousand apprehensions, I don’t seem to have any idea, Of what is going to happen further, I know this is going to be a gargantuan test, Of my perseverance and endurance, There are times I feel like quitting, But I can’t; I want to win against the very best, There are times my mind doubts itself, It wonders if it can handle, Such intense and sustained pressure, Which can even lead to destruction of the self, God, give me the strength; today I bow before thee, I don’t know a single hymn or prayer, Neither do I regularly visit the temple, But in these testing times, please stick with me, I’ll put in the efforts and leave the rest, To you, for you are omniscient and all mighty, Help me...

The root cause of fear!! Recently, in an interview, I was asked, “What is the root cause of fear?” I said, “Undoubtedly, LOVE.” The interviewers looked at me, skeptically, and said, “please justify.” And thus I began… “There’s just no fear, when one has nothing to lose.” This is a maxim heard so often. And it’s probably, one of the very few ones that I find realistic and acceptable. Have we ever wondered why we fear the terrorists or any other anti-social element, for that matter? Why do we fear our children travelling in crowded trains or buses? Why do we fear every time our children don’t return our calls or don’t reach home on time? Or why do we fear when our spouse is stressed about work? Why? There’s a simple four-letter word that is, according to me, the root cause of all kinds of fear :: LOVE! It is to be noted that LOVE is the root cause of fear, but it isn’t the cause of “phobia” or obsessive fears that are related to the psyche. Anyways, what makes me say th...