Bell De CAT !!

Today is the d-day for 1.75lac guys who having been waiting and working hard, burning mid-night oil, taking leaves etc for this day , and that too for just 2 hours from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM. And this 2 hour is going to change their life forver. This is the aura of the country's most prestigious and world's toughtest MBA exam CAT. With the given state of affairs, almost everybody who qualifies to be a graduate wants to appear for CAT. If asked "why they wanaa do and MBA?", they have unofficial answer as Money and Fame and official answer as "Progress in life, take up challenges, lead a team , show my skills blah blah". Every guy in every nook and corner of the country was looking forward to this day for complete one year or more. Isnt it more of a test of patience than that of the aptitude. I have taken CAT 2 times while doing my Bacholors Degree and found it very appelaing. It was successful in one way for me and that was I started reading newspapers and that too Economic Times, which used to make no head and tail previosuly , was now as comfortable to me as a book on C language. It had open up my mind to the whole new world of reading learning and spreading knowledge. And that what CAT is all about , making a person a better person(intellectualy), by making him aware of the world around him and how things(news) affect him and his life. And CAT has been very helpful in doing this to me. But it has also taught me that clearing CAT is not a destination in itself but first step towards a new road.But becuase of so much atached to cat(the hype) that ppl tend to think that clearing CAT is sole goal for them.They dont give a thought to this question as to where do they want to head for after doing their MBA , what do they want in life and the likes. For them , CAT is the destination and if they clear it , they are sure they will achieve nirvana. But this wrong state of mind has to do with the way media influences ppl( it never tell how many ppl were of no use even after doing an MBA from IIMA), they only tell one side of the story which lures ppl irrationally.

My advice to all the youngesters , take some time out of your daily schedule and think wht you want to do in life and go for it, dont follow the herd and be a lion making your own way in the jungle to rule the rest.

For all of those who wishes to bell the cat this time , here's wishing you all the very best , including my roomie who is right now writitg the test.