UPSC Aspirant’s Post On 'Multiple Failure' Is Too Relatable, Internet Agrees

Every year, lakhs of students aspire to clear one of the most challenging competitive exams, UPSC – CSE. But only a few of them are able to crack the civil services exam. The exam preparation journey itself is a challenge. At times, candidates spend years to clear this top-notch exam but fail to achieve their desired goal. Recently, a 26-year-old aspirant took to Reddit and shared about multiple ordeals.

The person detailed that after quitting job in 2021, he decided to do something for the society by clearing the CSE exam. However, he failed to qualify. Later, he joined an NGO and decided to take the Common Admission Test (CAT). But, he was unable to score a good percentile.

“I FAILED. More than failing the exam I failed in my own eyes. When you fail UPSC you don’t just fail on the day of the result, you fail every day,” the person wrote.

“Today, after failing at almost every step of the way, I have realised one thing. Failure is more common than success. And it is so damn unfortunate that yet no one teaches us to deal with failure. We have been taught to strive for excellence since the beginning of preschool. My question is, why? When I have kids, I will teach them to be happy! I will teach them that your career is a small, tiny part of your life and not the whole life itself. I will teach them to be happy and become good human beings with or without money! Because I know for sure that their success or failure may be variable throughout life, their happiness will always be constant! I promise them that,” wrote the person at the end.

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This post resonated with the aspirants and other social media users who flocked to the comments section to express their views. Users dropped comments like “Bro are you me,” “Kinda my story” and more.

A user wrote, “Quit job to appear for UPSC. It couldn’t be clear in two attempts. Decided to break the cycle. Finally, I decided to appear for the CAT. I prepped for three months and luckily got a good enough score and converted to SPJIMR, joining this year. UPSC is a pit of doom where ambition goes to burn itself. I wouldn’t wish it on an enemy.” Another commented, “This post really made me feel better. You will do good in life OP.”