Monday, 9 January 2012

129. What outrages you? (Wake Forest)

There are a lot of things that make people sad or angry, but there are only a few things which outrage a person. One thing that outrages me is when people cheat. I always feel that there is no shortcut to success. However when people us unfair means to achieve academic success, I don't like it. Throughout my life I have seen people around me cheating in exams or tests to get higher grades. They do not study and rely on others for passing. This feels very bad because of the fact that I study to get good grades and these people just get it by tilting their head a little and sneaking into someone's paper. People may say that those who use unfair means will be punished in life and not receive success. But is that really possible with so many people. In the end one of them will get away and achieve success. This will not only be wrong for those who have worked hard but also those who did not achieve success because of using shortcuts. After all he is also one of them. I always believe that hard work eventually pays off. A person who does not work hard will never be happy with what he has. But seeing so many examples around me that defy my theory, it is heart breaking. Life today has completely changed from what it was a decade or so ago. Earlier the motto of life according to Hindi mythology was do your work, don't think about the fruits. However in the 21st century, the motto of life for some people is do not work, only think of the fruits. These people always try to search for easier ways to become successful. I feel that if we do not sweat to achieve what we want, then there is no joy in the achievement. We won't be able to enjoy that success as much as we would have if we worked hard. This is because there would always be that tiny guilt poking our conscious telling us that we do not deserve what we are receiving. Thus those who use unfair means or cheat to achieve success, those people surely outrage me.

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