The thought frightened me out of my wits. As if this wasn t enough one of the senior students wearing a white coat and a stethoscope popping out conspicuously said, Well, when you become a medical student during the first year when you are studying about the anatomy of a human body, you will have to dissect a dead body like this. When I recovered consciousness and was brought home, I felt dazed, but positively sure of what I could do and what I couldn t for the rest of my life. That is the importance of knowing thyself before choosing a career. By and far, knowing thyself is far more important than paper degrees and qualifications.
Degrees do serve a purpose.
This has nothing to do with marks on a piece of paper. One should be a good student, but one must also have what it takes to succeed. The following examples are those of persons who have known themselves so well and to such an extent that this is the sole reason why they have succeeded and have become household names across the world, despite the fact that they may not have been the best of students. Take, for example, Albert Einstein, who reportedly was not a good student but had what it takes to become a scientist of genius. His theory of relativity is a masterpiece and will remain so.