Friday 18 April 2014

P for Pride!!

       Anand tried hard to recall what he had read! But he couldn't remember it for he had not understood it! He had mulled over that particular problem for hours but he hadn't got the gist of it. Finally he had given up trying thinking it wouldn't appear in exams, after all there were many more questions and this one probably shouldn't matter! But call it bad luck or fate’s weird sense of humor, now Anand sat with his head buried in his hands for he knew he was doomed. Just this one problem and he knew he could ace the exams, but there he was totally clueless, left with regrets as memories flashed by.

       “Oh I know that. It’s easy. I can teach you if you want” those words kept echoing in his ears. His friend Poorvi had offered help graciously. But Anand had brushed it off. If he, the topper didn't know it, then there was no way for Poorvi to know it. So he had totally ignored her offer. He had restrained from asking teachers too, for his pride didn't allow him to admit he didn't know something. So now he sat there, cursing his fate for all that was happening.

       Weeks later the results were out. Anand stood there near the notice board, staring hard at the result sheet. He was cursing the vile fate for he had missed topping the state exams just by few marks. “If only you had kept your pride aside and had been humble enough to seek help, this day wouldn't have come” said Poorvi as she stood by him watching her friend buried in thoughts. “I may not be as brilliant as you, but I do know few things. And there is no bad in learning what you don’t know from others” Anand realized she was right and for the nth time, he regretted the day when he had thought otherwise!

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PS: Linking this post to the A-Z Challenge 2014 and Ultimate Blog Challenge April 2014.



Until the next post,
Keep Smiling :)

Love,
Swathi :)

29 comments:

  1. your blog really teaches lot ^_^ so small things expressed in a beautiful way :)

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  2. Success doesn't ride on pride, well written.
    I have followed your blog and I am blogging at The Other Side

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  3. Nice little story with a deep meaning! Our day to day life teaches us so much!

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  4. Yes indeed, never look down on someone unless you have something to teach them...that too with love! Yet another thought provoking post Swati :)

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  5. A neat little story, Swathi. Something which we all can identify with, because we've always seen this happen at school or college or even at our workplaces. I love the way you've chosen a simple theme and woven it into a story with a message :)

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  6. I soooo agree with this sentence: "And there is no bad in learning what you don’t know from others"
    Very important to remember!

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  7. Great story with a wonderful lesson! ♥

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  8. Great little example story! Makes a good point.

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  9. True pride overshadows our modesty and humbleness,,being proud always leads u to a huge ditch :-P

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  10. Nice post, great story. A lesson to learn, wonderful!

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  11. Wow Swathi.. A lesson to learn indeed..

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  12. Oh this happens all the time. Not just in school life... People tend to loose their heads in success and get arrogant! This is nothing but baseless arrogance.

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  13. Through a simple well written story you have brought out the message that ego and false pride are great hurdles for success.

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  14. Good one Swathi... I agree to it totally. People live in false pride and stupid ego and face the repurcussions of it later!!!

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  15. Reminds me of something I was told when I was just 3 years old..If pride enters my life I'll never succeed...

    P for Petrified-Random Thoughts Naba

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  16. Good insights. It really makes us think.
    Deb@ http://debioneille.blogspot.com

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  17. Nice word for P :) Pride has caused the downfall of many.

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  18. Yes so true... false pride leads to downfall... Today my post was on the +ve aspect of being Proud ...not letting pride lead to doom

    http://ashalifeishope.blogspot.in/2014/04/proud-be-proud-of-self.html#comment-form

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  19. False Pride leads to doom....also today's my post is be proud of self but don't let false pride come on ur road to success
    http://ashalifeishope.blogspot.in/2014/04/proud-be-proud-of-self.html#comment-form

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  20. Pride blinds us, nice one Swathi :)

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  21. I like the basic premise of the story, but to be honest, the line where she says 'Had you kept your pride aside' also seems to stem from pride :) A true friend would not point that out, right? :)

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  22. That's a wonderful message and yes, that used to happen to me too. The question that I hadn't prepared because of lack of time, would be the one to appear in exams. But I never shied away from asking for help. In fact I used to ask for help during the exams too ;P

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  23. This is such a powerful lesson I instilled in my children since they were little. Thank you

    Carol @ Battered Hope

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  24. Yes that's true. Loved the moral of the story.

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