While the 3 letters MBA can be an acronym for many different things, one of the best I have heard is '
Main Bhi Aaya' meaning one has followed the crowd (The other great one being a string of invectives which cannot be put here as adults may be reading this).
What I refer to is the mass exodus of humans every year to the temples of learning called B- School (business school for the uninitiated). This is, perhaps, the largest exodus of its kind, second only to that of the wilderbeasts in the Masai Mara region of Africa. The journey is fraught with peril and out of the thousands that embark on it, only a handful reach their destination.
The lions, crocodiles, hyenas and vultures wait patiently, fully aware that many a wilderbeast will succumb to the gargantuan task. Now who would let go of easy pickings?
The human exodus is no different, for they face a similar fate as the wilderbeasts - only the predators change. In this case, they are named math, logic and verbal ability. Seemingly innocuous, but extremely lethal, traps are sprung at every turn. A keen eye, great speed and accuracy are the only tools one can hope to wield against the monsters. For the few that survive, thousands perish. And those who make it, feast on the ambrosia of a brilliant career and drink the nectar of fat pay-checks.
As all cycles in nature, spring comes again, and like the wilderbeasts, a new exodus to B-schools begins.
My time has come to undertake the journey... and I hope for a safe crossing.
