A very good friend of mine once told me that if you had a vision for something, you will get it for sure. She termed it as “The Law of Attraction”. I did initially believe her ideology instantly as I could personally enumerate several examples wherein I aimed for a benchmark and ended up achieving it eventually. There was this phase in my pre mature life wherein I strongly presumed as if God was waiting to readily grant me any rational desire.
To name a few, I wished for a 70%+ score at the beginning of my final year while pursuing my undergraduation. As the journey to the examination hall drew closer, kissing 70% seemed a remote possibility. But, to my surprise, I found my desire fulfilled when the results were declared. An overseas professional experience, a career focus and an overseas education followed suit as my desires turned into reality. For a cushy person like me, all these events were just treasured gifts.
My life in such a favorable atmosphere boosted my “confidence”- a word that never existed in my dictionary in the past. I never believed in luck because I thought that a hard working individual doesn’t need luck to get the fruits of his toil. I was excited that finally I could prove to people that I am not skeptical about my aptitude. I was basking in the praise and respect of my peers. Riding high on confidence, I believed that “Impossible is nothing” and that with a robust profile like mine, I stand a propitious chance of healthy placements from the industry heavy weights. I even made tall claims of helping my buddies find a job for themselves. Well, things seemed ridiculously weird with a success ratio of 100% until destiny tosses itself to show me the other side of the coin… The Dark Side!!
In a country that boasted sturdy macro economic fundamentals and a premium growth rate in the not so distant past, surprisingly recession showed its ugly face. Recruitments froze and retrenchment became the obnoxious news of the city. I couldn’t convert the few opportunities that knocked my door into a potential career as a result of copious applications. It was not that I didn’t live up to the hype. On the contrary, the Dark Side got even weirder than my golden era.
In the four months span of seeking employment, I cashed on the selection process of most of the prospects that I had. But I was denied a professional role in their organization for either baseless reasons or for no reason at all. I was getting restless and running out of relevant options. I tried my references, friends, relatives and even foes for some leads in my quest for a suitable profession; all in vain. I was starting to feel a gradual loss of respect amongst my acquaintances within this lean patch of time. I felt betrayed by God who is now playing his dirty games with me. At one point of time, one of my friends even questioned my knowledge and regarded me inferior to a person who had no technical expertise in my area of specialization. My confidence was bruised, morale down and the bleeding continued.
I guess, the so called "Law of Attraction" is more based on ceterus paribus assumptions, given my destiny as an exception to it. Or maybe my good old friend forgot to mention a time frame associated with the law. In nutshell, my stronger vision hasn't yielded me results.... yet!!
