Only They Are Worshipped

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The most common question asked by people to youngsters,” Which degree do you have?” If he has a degree, he is praised. If not, he is not even looked at. Isn’t it right, ha?

Completing his school life and getting admission in a reputed university, Nikunj wanted to gain a degree. Doesn’t matter which but he wanted one. He studied electrical engineering. He faced many ups and downs in his college life. He always thought of the degree he wanted and not the knowledge which is important to achieve a degree.

He almost completed his graduation, scored very good grades and he got the ‘DEGREE’.

The day came of his knowledge test, the interview. He wasn’t asked the theoretical questions which he expected, instead he was asked logical and technical questions in which he had to think of applications of the things he studied. We all know what would have happened next; he was not select and his friend who was just passing in his subject got selected because he knew how apply the knowledge he gained in daily lives.

Here, Nikunj and his friend, both of them had the same degree, so what was it that made both of them different?

We judge people by their degrees. It is completely wrong. Degree doesn’t define one’s intelligence. Bill Gates has no degree, the people who constructed The Great Pyramids had no degree, Dhirubhai Ambani had no degree. This explains quite well that if one doesn’t have a degree, it doesn’t mean he doesn’t have knowledge. It is the fault of society that gives importance to degree.

But. But, only they are worshipped who have degree.

Is degree really the most important thing or can a person live an easy life by the knowledge he has without a degree? The question still remains keeping in mind the society…