Cheat Map

Yesterday, I had an exam related to Jainism. I was giving the exam from the mobile device. It was easy for me to turn the exam into an open book test, but I kept the books in the other room so that I don’t fall for the trap. While appearing for the exam, there were instances where I wanted to look into the textbook, but I completely avoided the thought and completed the paper at the earliest.

Generally, we have the tendency to take the wrong path to achieve the goals. In the short run, it gives us happiness as we have achieved our goals. However, in the long run it creates a huge problem. We get into the habit of cheating every next time when we have the exam. With time the same behavior kicks in other day to day activity. The changes are so subtle that they are difficult to notice until the changes become too strong to be broken. More importantly, we lose on the habit of hard work. To put in Charlie’s word, “The only way to win is to work, work, work, work, and hope to have a few insights.”

The same thing can be observed in sports or in any other domain of life. Many sportsmen go for drugs just to win a game, though they know that the drug may decrease their life expectancy. Still, winning is so important that they are willing to die soon.

The question that might have popped in your mind is how we avoid the tendency. Firstly, we need to acknowledge them when they pop up. When we acknowledge, we have won the half battle. Secondly, we need to stay far away from such things. Like I kept the book in the other room. Had it been with me during the exam, the temptation to cheat would been way higher. Our eyes make us do most of the things. We want things only after we see them. Be careful with the information you are consuming with your eyes. Thirdly, we need to be strict on ourselves, after all honestly is the best policy.

Hope next time you can duly accept such tendency and overcome them easily.

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