Love as a Competence

Well, first post after ... 2 years I guess. And new years resolution, 1 blog post a week, on one topic ive been thinking about. Disclaimer: Pointless rant alert. Most of my blogposts(like the past) are going to be.. cribs and rants about everything I dont have, rather than appreciation for everything that I do. So here goes the Second on in the series. The first one was what I wrote for the IIMA Entre magazine, the actual version. Will put the uncut version, someday, when I am ready!!

Since we love throwing around acronyms... SaaS(not the older version of Bahu!!), ERP, LVMR, allow me to introduce another one, LaaC. Love as a competence. Well, I have lived for 26 years now(in a month :( ) and come to one conclusion about love. It is a competence or capability that you (thats right, you the reader!!) either have or dont. You can try real hard to go from the "friends" category to the "more than just friends", but somehow you dont seem to get the feel of the bicycyle, and keep falling off. Its not that I have not tried, but somehow, every one am interested in(romantically), seems to notice a "just friends" label on my forehead. WTF, why the hell can't I see it!!! Let me try to explain the same with another anology.

Now I do agree with the school of thought which says that a competence can be imbibed and with practice, that can be fine tuned. Thats how half the people crack CAT or any other competitive exam, sheer competence in writing exams, but thats about it. A large percentage of junta (including some of my closest friends) try hard enough to be competent, but somehow fall short. I know that they will be real good managers and entrepreneurs, but thats if you get past the facade of walls built up by the admission committees. Some how, I got lucky with CAT to get here, but otherwise I seem to have fallen into the eternal crack that seems to define me... Just a good friend!!

So lets bring the pointless rambles to an end here. So I wont find "true" love(wonder what slightly less than true version of this love is, what are the shades of grey!!). I tried IITJEE twice, and I said fudge 'em. Atleast now I know where my capabilities lie, and wont run after the illusive McK, BcG or the BlackStn or KkR. What am I going to do about it? Well, fudge 'em. I have a startup that I want to invest my time into. Atleast the startup doesn't send mixed signals. The more I devote time into it, the more positively it responds to me. 

My 10 cents worth for the 2nd week of 2010!!!!

P.S: Its been 6 years, this signature has not changed!!!!
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Regards
Bhalchandra Bhat

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