The power of prayer
I have a friend who doesn’t believe in God. Well he claims he’s not an aethist but an agnostic. This post is for him and the likes of him!
Today I got my results… My 3rd semester exams got over in January and I’d done reasonably well in all subjects and particularly done well in the internals and practicals, except in one subject. I was positive I would fail the subject.
All my days after the exam were spent praying to all kinds of Gods to pass me in Mechanics of materials. I was actually pretty good at the subject and had scored 23/25 in the internals. I just screwed the entire paper because I just got too tense. Well I don’t even know why I got so nervous.
I had mentally prepared myself that I would fail the subject, but had refrained to tell my parents, my mum I knew would be devastated and I didn’t have the heart to tell her beforehand and I didn’t even know how to face my parents who had expected so much out of me. I knew how much me scoring a good mark meant to them.
I was out when I recieved the result and got to know I had failed in M.O.M, but had still managed to get a 61%. And I called my dad and told him. He didn’t really react. Initially I burst into tears, I got really scared as to how to face my parents.
But as I was riding back home I was contemplating what I had done, I realised I had done pretty well cos I’d scored more than a lot of my counterparts considering I’d passed only 5 subjects. I suddenly didn’t seem too sad or scared.
I believe all my prayers have paid off. Probably not in the same way as I expected but though God didn’t pass me, he gave me courage to face my parents, he gave me assurance that I had done well this time too. And most importantly he gave me hope that there is a much brighter next time.
When I got back home, my parents said nothing, they sort of understood. And I have the belief that I can do a lot better in the subject the next time around.
Anyway, there is no point in denying the existence of a God, because a person like me to have taken my failure well is rather a miracle!
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Well… “about me” is one phrase that leaves me absolutely stumped as I’ve never really bothered to introspect, but I believe in answering the tough questions (as an alternative to studying for exams! 
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Now I did introspect!
And here goes…
I’m mostly ALWAYS confused, about what to do, where to go etc… These days, more so about the future and what I want to do after engineering.
And I tend to get completely lost in my own incessant chatter, whether the other person is listening to me or not.
I have my opinions on EVERYTHING, sometimes ALWAYS I’ve more opinions than information!
I can have an obsessive compulsive disorder and just keep talking about the same thing till you probably get so bored of it that you’d want to hit my head! (precisely what I’m doing in this “about me” section!) gospel truth!
I’m a neat freak and I’m very possessive about my things!
I love to read books, a lot of them. my books usually involve text books and I DESPISE them. Though I still would love to read Enid Blyton! 
And I love to listen to music.
I’m a shopaholic! I’m a freak of a shop-a-maniac!
I’ve a fetish for perfumes. (An expensive affair though!) Used to. I’m too broke now. Refer point above.
I completely lack focus and want to do like 10 things at a time! Oh and I also just procrastinate stuff and hate that quality about me! (And have royally given up on myself now!)
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awesome story
nice point of view
it’s really made my day
thank you
hey niveditha,
a subject back with 61%? hmm…
vtu’s ways are known all over, mostly for wrong reasons… don’t worry… put for revaluation!
and don’t lose hope no matter what happens! as a final yr student of the same dumb university, 3 years and 1 semester experience has taught me that!
@ Kelly
Thank you, a rather huge statement to be making…
@ Vinay
lol! Thanks! I seem to be least bothered. My mum thinks I’ve lost my head!
And I’ve teera got 12, so can’t expect to pass in reval also!
Hhmm, but you should give it a try! They might have skipped a question or something. Its one easy way to earn money! Reval…
“The lightening so dreaded, By the weak as danger to embark… Is percieved by the strong as a guide to destiny in the dark… Perception Makes the difference.”
Truly beautiful tag line? Did you come up with it.. urself?
Hi Niveditha,
I must confess one thing here. I really like the straight-forwardness with which you write. It touches everyone who reads it. Keep it up
During his battle with AIDS, one of Aurther Ashe’s fans asked, “Why does God have to select you for such a bad disease?” Ashe replied, “The world over — 50,000,000 children start playing tennis, 5,000,000 learn to play tennis, 500,000 learn professional tennis, 50,000 come to the circuit, 5,000 reach the Grand Slam, 50 reach Wimbledon, 4 to the semifinals, 2 to the finals. When I was holding a cup, I never asked God ‘Why me?’ And today in pain I should not be asking God, ‘Why me?’”
This explains your post. And, I believe in the existence of a super natural power that protects one and all. Some call it FAITH, others, GOD! I believe it’s both!
@ Avinash! (isn’t it you?!)
I know that!!! I will put for reval… just for kicks! BTW read the line below “about me” on the right hand side… it’s written by my cousin Sagar, though I wish I could come up with something so beautiful!
@ Suresh
Thank you Suresh I’m touched about what you’ve said about me and also about what you’ve saif about Arthur Ashe… It’s just truly amazing what he has said!
can u not reappear for the paper or ask for a re-eval?
@suresh- loved that real story u wrote out. i think Aurther Ashe has told this story on the oprah show.
This reminds me of my eng days..where in couple of subjects I got stamped at 35, Man..those were dreadful times and suddenly I came to know how many temples are there around me;-)…after 2-3 sems, I realized that VTU exams have a way of deliberatly killing the originality and free thinking of students..and it’s not worth bothering about it much, if you know your stuff..Anyways..all the best for reval and I am really happy for the way you are handling this…..VTU sucks Big time..
@ Mandira
Reval, I need 23 marks more… Obviously I’ve to write the paper again next semester!
@ Mahesh!
Join the club mate! LOL!!!
And only VTU students know the value of the 35 stamp!
power of prayer can get u the 23 marks also. i got 30 extra marks once…!
Really?!! Damn… OMG! I’m so gonna try! Power of prayer has also revived hope in me! Yay!
Thanks a tonne Vinay!