Friday, 11 November 2011

Tell us about one of the best conversations you’ve had. (Stanford/93)


Conversations play an integral part in the learning process if any person. A conversation can be with anyone, whether it be a stranger or a family member, a friend or an enemy, an animal or a human. However there is always something new to learn. One of the best conversations that I ever had was with one of my uncles. It was the day before I went to hostel in the car. He spoke to me about hostel life, people I may encounter and life as a whole. And the surprising thing was that even though I had already set my mind to the fact that the conversation would be nothing but a boring lecture, it turned out to be pretty good. My uncle told me that whatever I do in life, not to lose confidence in myself. He also told me that if I felt I was right and people were against me, to stand up for myself. I really found that advice helpful and have been following it ever since. It has helped me develop into a confident, smart and independent person ready to face any challenge in life thrown at me. He also told me that in life character of a person is more important than his intelligence. If a person has a bad character but is intelligent nobody will respect him. That guidance really hit me hard. I realized that even though education is important, how I am as a human being is even more important. In life I wont be carrying around my report card everywhere telling how good my grades were. The way I speak, the way I represent myself and my respect towards others will determine people’s opinion about me. This has helped me develop into a humble, kind and friendly person who treats everybody equally. During the conversation asked him about my biggest fear, not being able to maintain good grades, not being able to get into a top college and overall failing in life. He told me that failures are nothing but lessons that teach a person. If one has confidence in himself or herself, then he can never fail in life. I have always kept that in mind. When I came into Woodstock I was overwhelmed by the diversity of the crowd. However I kept on trying and ended up being friends with quite a large number of people and I am quiet proud of that. In the English class I had difficulty in adapting to the standard of education. I got bad grades but I kept on trying and am now confident of my English skills. He also told me that life is more than just about studies and I have indulged in a lot of extracurricular activities whether they be sports or social work. The conversation lasted for an hour but at the end, it helped me become a different person from what I was when I entered the car. That conversation with him helped me become a self-confident, trustworthy, friendly, gentle, happy go lucky and an overall person rather than just someone who is a nerd and gets good grades. And some may like it, some may not, but I am very happy with what I have turned out to be.






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