Sometime back a friend of mine shared how one of
his most awaited dreams became a reality - admission to one of the best
business schools of the world. He managed to get there even though the average
score required in the entrance exam was higher than his score. His overall
profile seemed to be very strong to the recruiting team that all other criteria
just became secondary. I asked him how do you feel? He replied - “I feel that
dots are connected.". There was a point when rejection and no hope was the
answer but at the end it all worked in his favor. Everything made sense, but
only after many years.
I know another person who believed in ‘connecting
the dots’. That man is none other than the legendary – Steve jobs. I heard his
speech at Stanford University on YouTube and it really changed my perspective
on certain aspects of life. He spoke about how things which didn’t make sense
earlier, now made perfect sense. He also said that we can always connect dots
looking backward. We can never connect dots looking forward!
Sometimes we just mess up and make mistakes.
After all we are human beings and not some programmed robots that will never
work beyond stated algorithm. I pity those who constantly run to become perfect
and not enjoy the ‘state of being mistaken’. In my mind, being perfect means
that there is no scope for further learning. Being perfect means it’s an end of
a journey. Being perfect is boring. Mistake is our chance to face the reality,
mistakes push us beyond our own paradigm, mistakes keep us grounded, mistakes
take away our valuable possession and
make us realize its true worth, mistake is our opportunity to overcome our
weaknesses and our fears.
At times I feel stranded and lost. Life is so
funny. If I can dare to relate, it is like giving a GMAT test. You are
thrown a question. You don’t know the correct answer but there are multiple
choices. All we can do is eliminate the wrong answers and pick the best one
that makes sense.
One day it will all make sense and dots will be connected.
- Jini
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