Comments on: Burden of a legacy

By: baryaal

baryaal — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:13:30 +0000

Let me make it more confusing
We are the products of our environments and our environments are what we make. It’s two way. A corporation in most cases is the personification of the combined personalities of its owners/managers/employees.
Then there is the East and West difference. In the East, individuals are likely to shape institutions. In the West, environments, institutions and systems shape individuals and mindsets. Or whichever is stronger and more efficient, shapes the other.
The influence is continous, and people and environments keep changing constantly to adapt to each other.

By: Sathish

Sathish — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:30:44 +0000

Well…..

By: Anamika

Anamika — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:57:06 +0000

In the climb up the corporate ladder of success, the ones on a fast lane are the (street) smart people. That is what helps such people to succeed, whether it is getting into higher rated institutes or getting ahead in career.

The good xyz institute degree is just another trophy on their shelf. Passing from a big institute does not preclude intelligence by itself. But it is a fair indicator.

By: Nova

Nova — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:05:57 +0000

@Tring: Dint get you…

@Chini: U right Chini… And yeah i guess competition is a key thing here…

By: Chini

Chini — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 03:32:16 +0000

Totally agree Ni. An institution becomes great only when people subscribe to it! and the vice versa cant be true…

But one thing, if there’s healthy competition going on in an environment, your mind gets moulded and the so-called peer pressure lets you think bigger, wider.. So, you can say XYZ is smart because she is from ABC. But the sentence cant stop here!

By: ish

ish — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:53:12 +0000

You’re right. It depends upon the criteria of brilliance. For example, a particular institution is known for creative people and they have tough entrance examinations. That doesn’t mean everybody who gets in there is creative and will form a rock band right? Someone will be simple and just wanting to learn and get a job. You can never generalize people like that, everybody is different in their own way.

By: Poonam

Poonam — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:10:35 +0000

Hey, I agree with what you said. Just because a person ended up in a great institution does not mean they are smart. Sadly, it is the herd mentality that most of us subscribe to in this age.

By: Soham

Soham — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 04:16:46 +0000

Well said !!! … Good one … Judge people by their attitude, behaviour and not from the institution or from faimly he/she hail from .. Nice thought which was correctly and properly conveyed !!

i am also with you in this….

*Takes his hat off in acknowledgement*

By: The Avenger

The Avenger — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:23:12 +0000

Umm, big words, big thoughts and i can perfectly relate to what you trying to tell here.

I doubt if anyone could have done justice to what you trying to imply here !!!

liked your chain of thoughts and yep i am with you in this….

*bows his head in acknowledgement*

By: tring

tring — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:04:26 +0000

Take a chill pill…

“if she is smart, she will end up in XYZ”.

“if she is smart, she MAY end up in XYZ”. ???