Being Human

DISCLAIMER: The following note doesn't dwell on Salman Khan’s Being Human brand in any aspect and the views are solely mine based on real events from different lives of people i came across.


Sometimes, we come across that one moment, when we can’t comprehend what we’re going through. For a moment, everything is just fine and you think you can cope up with the news you were told. You think its not a big deal and you can overcome the ordeal easily. But then it slowly dawns upon you. It slowly pinches you and says, “You dear, have lost the game”. Its still an oblivion, a limbo one can say, when the first moments of the wretched news reach your ears. Your brain takes time in processing the information. “Oh, so what i failed…there’s still hope”, says the wiser part of brain just to avoid the hullabaloo of your animal self that would soon erupt and try to endure all the pain. The conscious mind understands it well. It takes time. And the adrenaline is released to avoid too much of anxiety and pain at such events. The human brain, thus manages for a moment to keep you off the pain.


But then few moments pass. You dwell on that matter. You go back to thinking where it all went wrong. And then you go revisit the past, how much you invested in it, how badly you wanted it and the present just doesn’t fit well with you. You start to avoid it now. You start to question the logic behind all that happened. And then when you can’t find any answers, you erupt. The inner self can take it no more. It needs to be heeded, to be comforted and would want to do anything that can make you escape what you’re going through.


Alas! there’s no escape gate from this stage. You should go through that fire. Burn till all your hopes turn to ashes and are consumed totally by the reality. Burn till your murky older self is lost and the lustrous and strong being emerges. Burn till you can burn no more. And then, what comes out the fire is the strongest self you’ve ever been. Now you look back at the events and make peace with it. Accept that it was never yours and move forward. Make new goals. Strive for it again. And thus, again you subject yourself to that one moment which can take your breath away, and can project into oblivion. But this time, you are more stronger, more wiser and know that you can emerge as a winner no matter what.


And that’s what i call, BEING HUMAN is!

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10 ways to screw up your job offer.

After a plethora of interviews I've given, i hereby share the 'gyaan' i acquired to my juniors for their upcoming Placement season. Although you are completely prepared for the technical interview or HR interview, you could sometimes slip off owing to, lets say, 'randomness of universe'! Well, make sure you DO NOT repeat the following things listed below:

1. Writing 'flirting' under extra curricular activities in your resume! Your resume is the first impression, make sure you put sensible things there. And avoid spelling mistakes.

2. Asking why the company isn't doing good profits at the time of Pre-Placement talk in front of large audience. Its almost like telling the HR guy, "dude, your company is sinking" which would cost you a chance at the offer.

3. Dressing shabbily for the interview which makes the interviewer question your seriousness for the process.

4 .Being completely clueless about the company you are attending the interview. Pre-placement talks are there for a reason and they don't expect you to doze off the PPT and be unaware of the profile/position you are applying for.

5. When asked about ''your weakness'' in HR interview, when you reply 'coffee', or 'sweets' or 'ice-cream'! They aren't asking you to write a slambook; instead the weaknesses that could affect their organisation. The best way is to reply genuinely about your weakness in professional life and how you made attempts to overcome it.

6. Saying ''Sleeping'' when asked 'what do you do in free time?'. You aren't supposed to reveal your minimally creative self in front of the interviewer. Try telling something else.

7. Saying that you would go for MBA/ higher studies after 2 years of joining when asked about your ''Future Plans'' or ''Where do you see yourself in 5 years?" Nobody would invest so much in a guy/gal who would leave the organization in 1-2 years.

8. Saying you aren't comfortable with relocation to the HR when you know the company is not in your home-town and work-at-home is not the option.

9. Asking the cute guy/hot girl who's conducting the interview whether they are single or not, when they ask ''Any questions from your side''.

10. Signing and sending the offer letter after the deadline passes.

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