Life till date has given surprises and shockers. I have never taken life that seriously. Surprises are welcome, always! but over the years I have learnt to accept the shocks also with equanimity. Since the acceptance of a particular situation comes soon, it doesnt create any havoc. So the moral of the story, is everything is in our hands.To make or break.. I choose to make rather than break anything. So I live by....
Just finished re-reading the Fountain Head. I held the book in awe 25 years back when I read it the first time. This time around since I knew what was coming, I concentrated on the details.
I am in awe of the author, Ayn Rand, who, in 1935 wrote something which is relevant even to this day, and will be so in the future too. I will need to read this book more times to understand exactly the philosophy of objectivism.
Roark in his last speech at the Corlandt trial, talks about an egotist and an altruist, individualism and collectivsm, and a creator and a second hander, comparing them in detail. This prompts the reader to find out about himself or herself, to try to put one's character in the above given slots.I think it is not easy to be a Roark.
Bank exam, CAIIB beckons and I bow humbly to the books which are going to be my companions for the next three months.
Not an easy task it is going to be, but needs to be done.
It helps, not to think of the future but to remain in the present moment.
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