Wednesday 19 September 2012

The different marks




As a student, I come across variety of emotions and responses Marks spawn in our day to day life. In fact, marks are like a social hierarchy that differentiate the students studying in the same class. Those who score high are looked upon with awe and respect and those who fail to manage good marks are exposed to many turmoil and tribulations. In fact life turns into a hell for those whose every performance is watched, judged and analyzed by the parents at home. For some, marks bring the happiness even M.S. Dhoni’s team can’t match after winning the world cup. For some it’s the lukewarm effect like the public have on the array of promises made by political leaders. And for some, it’s as catastrophic as tsunami.

The reactions and responses of the extremes are things to watch. It’s like ruling the world and losing it respectively. Marks are the culprits which drift the best of friends apart. The equation – foe’s foe happens to be the friend fully applies here. The life becomes painful not only for the poor scorers but also for the toppers. Well, poor’s reason is understandable to everyone. However, the topper’s life isn’t easy at all. It’s this time they learn to become bold, courageous, audacious to face the frustration of their peers who stand against him/her and alleges him/her of using unfair means to top the exam. Here, the best condition is of the mediocre who are neither too stupid nor too intelligent. Their urge is also average and these are the students who when grow produce the middle class family- the best in the society and in the majority.
Marks also act as a major factor in choosing a boyfriend or girlfriend. Good marks draw huge appreciation from every front, no matter what the person actually is and poor marks isolate the person from mainstream making him inculcate inferiority complex.

Thus, there are so many outcomes of scoring good as well as poor marks. I feel every student can relate it with themselves, no matter which country they belong to.  It’s because students everywhere are the same and so are their pains.  In fact, it’s the universal pain.
                                                                                                -A student