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BE GOOD IN YOUR FIELD... VERY, VERY GOOD

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Pic.: Bharka Manik L ast night, I was talking to one my nephews, who has just one more semester to complete his Engineering. A company has almost recruited him in their campus interviews and, he is, understandably, very happy about that. I was very happy for my nephew, too. Considering the different constraints he had to face, I really feel he has done extremely well, so far, in his life… “Be good in your field,” I advised my nephew, “Be very, very good.” I give this advice to every young-man who seeks my advice. My own dad, who had hardly studied, with whatever wisdom he possessed, would urge us to pick up a ‘line’… which meant a ‘trade’… and be really, really good at it. As young-men, we took that advice a lot casually, though. But, I realized, quite soon, when I wanted to become a teacher, what my dad had meant: “If you want to shine in life, all that you need to do is – choose a field of your liking; then, put all your heart and s...
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