Can I?

"What I’ve observed is every person while writing the exams faces a typical set of situations every now and then. His reaction to each and every situation of this set also remains more or less similar. These situations differ from person to person and so does the reactions. So, if we can identify these situations and the way we react to them as well as the reason for the same, we can overcome them." Thus spoke the guy who has been crowned (and very deservingly so) the king of the most competitive exam in the world. “He is genius.” , “He is fundoo…” are the reactions you generally get when you speak to the persons who have just met him. And yes, no doubt he is. There I was, listening to him, in a ‘very next to ideal setup’ of our group meeting (the ideal being one of my friend’s place which we all love. J ) after a good 6 months or longer break. 6 months have been long and many things have changed in this time. After many realizations, newly formed perceptions and restructured mindsets, the group was together again. The very thread which held the group together has probably gone too weak but a new bond which is above it has got developed and probably that is the only reason why even on a festival day when everyone had returned to their homes after months, they were there again, bypassing all routine “Stay Home” instructions.

Yeah, returning to what I have quoted above, as I sat their listening, a very simple thought occurred to me… Isn’t this precisely what happens in the life in general? I mean how many times we find ourselves in the situations which differ with each person but remain nearly same for any person. Looking back, we observe that more often than not, we react to them in more or less similar fashion as if challenging the ‘learning curve.’ But then there comes a hitch… if above is the case and I identify these situations, my reactions to them and the reasons behind them, can I really overcome them?

PS: To be continued…