Life's a Soup

In this hour of despondency, my heart goes out to the brave martyrs of academics. To call ourselves the scape-goats of a beat-all evaluation system would be a disgrace. I would rather liken us to the martyrs of a struggle. We fight, so we are!

Be it the eternal slumber that engulfs the class rooms, be it the eternal rains that screws our plans for sports, be it the profs with vendettas, be it the unconditional, un-imagined quizzes we encounter, be it the despicable delicacies of the ‘food place’ or be the un-fair names of fraxers we are labelled with, all we do is Struggle !
Struggle according to our beloved Mr.Wiki is
“A strenuous effort or the act of making a strenuous or laboured effort.”
True to every word, this is the story of me and you and all of us here.
Douglous McGregor was actually right when he coined the famous Theory X, although he never preferred it himself. For the sane people not addicted to theories and management jargons, Theory X is nothing but an assumption that there is a natural tendency in people to shy away from their responsibilities; they are always looking for ways to not work.
How Insightful!
I am actually quoting excerpts from my management lessons is not something I endorse as natural. It’s a direct consequence of my academic overdose I had on the behest of preparing for mid-terms. In 24 hours flat I came face to face with theories framed and reframed for 300 years! Not my fault... I was inducted into the learning system just one month back. So it doesn’t seem to have given me a big advantage had I started off with regular studies. Still I would have to comprehend centuries of theories and explanations given by some of the most indiscreet men in World History.
Every debacle, troubling moment or tragedy comes with a silver lining..... You feel relieved that it’s finally over! This feeling is unbelievable! You actually have to go through the cattle excretion ( for the innocent minds!) to come to enjoy the mild titillations of this very feeling of completion.
And what on earth does this feeling make it so worthwhile? Applying management theories of least loss & most profit, I confess that this feeling is perfectly compliant. How? Imagine 65 people getting tortured by a common academic enemy. Applying knowledge of basic mathematics, the pain faced by each victim is 1/65. Don’t blame me for not curbing my academic inclinations as I am trying my hardest to let go this forced liking. But week after week, the burgeoning schedule of mid-terms and quizzes keeps getting me back to Square One!
Alice In Wonderland is one that comes to my mind when I put my position in perspective. She had to run faster to stay in the same place – A notion I never comprehended earlier, but now I am living that feeling. To snap at any point would be detrimental to my survival in this heaven!
Oh Holy Golly! I just remembered, had to get back to my chosen set of tortures.....
In the meantime, ‘Pray’ for us and watch this space!