Experts & Views
Let me make a few things clear at the very beginning itself. If you have not cracked the CLAT-2016 and you are reading this note looking forward to get any sort of sympathy or condolence– read no further. If you believe life is unfair and unworthy people got lucky and cracked the exam, read no further. If you think you worked hard but ‘something’ ‘somewhere’ didn’t work out for you- I beg you – please read no further. This note is strictly meant for those who wish to learn from their failures. Those of you who would like to credit ‘reasons’ and ‘excuses’ for their failure, please spare yourself the trouble of reading this rhetoric.
CLAT 2016, after the sensational and controversial CLAT 2015, was described by multitudes of students as a cakewalk, child’s play and some students even went to the extent of calling it a ‘joke’. However, the results proved that it wasn’t funny. If some of you are considering going through the ordeal of giving CLAT another shot, remember the lesson learnt – don’t dare consider the CLAT as a joke. I have deliberately used the word ‘ordeal’ because this is what it is. Selection in a National Law University comes at a cost and unfortunately not everyone has the ‘heart’ to pay the price for it.
Hang on a minute – are you under the impression that hard work and intelligence is all it takes to crack CLAT or to become a winner? If that’s what you think I am afraid you are sadly mistaken. I wish it was that simple, only it isn’t. Ask those who have cracked the exam and are featuring in promotions of the different CLAT Prep Centres and you will realize that it wasn’t just the intelligence (in some cases you’d think the people who are selected aren’t even intelligent) and the hours put in, it was their discipline, devotion and dedication which made them successful.
So, that’s the moral of the story. Intelligence and hard work have very little to do when it comes to being successful. Success is rarely the outcome of intelligence and hard work. Success is the reward of 3 Ds we discussed earlier – Discipline, Devotion and Dedication. Those who cracked CLAT 2016 deserve every bit of the applause and the accolades showered upon them, not because they are astoundingly intelligent and hardworking beyond comparison. It is an ode to their commitment and devotion. Success demands and earns appreciation, acknowledgment and respect. Success does that to people. No wonder, everyone out there wants to be successful. Success mesmerizes and enchants and it sells…..
That’s the beauty of success. And believe you me …no success is complete without failures. May be that’s why when we hear all the successful people talk about their journeys, they emphasize so much on their failures. The key is not in never failing – it lies in facing failures and dealing with them. Failures are not catastrophes; rather they are opportunities in disguise.
What now, is the question at hand? Should you write CLAT 2017? Should you drop the idea of pursuing law? Which law school should you consider joining? Failure brings you face to face with a lot of unpleasant and difficult but important questions. The solutions are not too difficult to find. And those of you, who are willing to go the distance will find the solutions and better still, create them.
Let me finish this note with some beautiful lines from Master Oogway of Kung Fu Panda fame, for some perspective – The past is history, the future is mystery, but today is a gift, that’s why they call it the Present!
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Anyhoo....as to your question how exactly do you work hard without the 3 Ds...the answer is quite obvious....you will see a lot of people around you working hard...and if its hard to find people am sure you can find a donkey somewhere...now a donkey is perhaps the most hard working creature in the animal kingdom...but it lacks the 3 Ds...I m sure you already know that...so once again ...thank you so much ... God Bless
Especially for people who seem to have misplaced their basics (like sad Internet trolls who were hoping to find literary pieces on Legally India)!!
Biggest factor in CLAT (and most of these other tests) - Luck.
And you can "succeed" without doing well on CLAT and going to any law school - or none at all.
Can't imagine why this is being published here
thanks for taking the time out to read it and for your feedback...
Hmm...why is this published is something only people at LI can anwser
And you are spot on when you say one can succeed in life - CLAT or no CLAT...
I don't agree that the biggest factor is luck in CLAT or any competitive exam...I am entitled to have an opinion just like you...so bear with me...I wish you all the success in life... hopefully you are lucky enough to deserve it...
P.S. I am an alumnus of NLIU Bhopal. God Bless & Please don't commit suicide
I will work and improve my grammar to avoid any confusion...
And as far as intelligence is concerned...I have seen quite a few intelligent folk failing in competitive exams ....either due to complacence or over confidence
And I didn't mean that intelligence is not required to succeed...but intelligence alone ..sorry...
Thanks once again for the feedback...god bless
I have taken the clat 2016 and I have got 106.25 and 7137th rank.
Is there any changes for me that I'll get any of 17 NLU.
about the 3Ds
thanks
I can understand if you or most of the people do not subscribe to my views ...and find my style of writing deplorable and the content unacceptable....Criticism is cool, cynicism isn't
Sarcasm if any, was unintended....Didn't write this piece to boost my ego....if you really care to know....
I came across a lot of students who find it a tad bit difficult to accept failure ...and in my opinion, to succeed in life... it is necessary to accept failure...and acknowledge those who have succeeded...
Anyways...didn't mean to offend you...wish you the best for your future..and No hard feelings eh?
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