THE GREATEST STRENGTH THAT ANY HUMAN BEING COULD POSSESS IS ENDURANCE.

AND I COULD
RELATE ONE INCIDENT BASED ON THE SAME. IT WAS THE FIRST KARATE COMPETITION I EVER
PARTICIPATED IN. THE EVENT WAS TO RUN THE ENTIRE DAY. IT BEGAN IN THE MORNING WITH A
KATA COMPETITION. I HAD MY HOPES HIGH FOR THIS, AS I WAS USUALLY GOOD AT IT. BUT I GOT
ELIMINATED IN ROUND 1 ITSELF. MY HEART SANK. THERE WAS NO WAY I COULD GO OUT OF THIS
COMPETITION WITH A MEDAL NOW. THE NEXT EVENT WAS SPARRING (KUMITE) COMPETITION.
THIS WAS TO RUN ALL AFTERNOON AND ALL NIGHT LONG, AS IT WAS THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE
EVENT. I USUALLY DO NOT FARE WELL HERE. I ENTERED ROUND, FAMISHED AND TIRED. AND BY
SOME LUCK, I WON IT. BEFORE ROUND 2 THERE WAS A BREAK OF ONE HOUR, AND I HAD THE
CHOICE TO LEAVE THE COMPETITION AND GO HOME. I WAS 12 AND THE TIME WAS 11 IN THE
NIGHT. THE CHOICE FELT RIGHT. YET, I STAYED, TO TRY MY LUCK IN THE OTHER 3 ROUND. AND, TO
MY SURPRISE, I WON ROUND 2. I EVEN WON ROUND 3 AND ROUND 4. IT WAS THE SEMI-FINAL. AND
I WON THAT AS WELL. IT WAS MORE THAN A DREAM COME TRUE. IT WAS A MIRACLE. THE FINAL
ROUND WAS TIGHT MATCH WHICH ALSO I WON. AND THAT'S HOW I GOT THE ONLY SPORTS MEDAL
I HAVE. I AM ALWAYS GLAD THAT THAT DAY I DID NOT QUIT BEFORE THE COMPETITION.

OPSIM IS THE OPERATIONS CLUB OF IIM BODH GAYA. I WOULD LIKE TO JOIN OPSIM BECAUSE I AM
FASCINATED BY OPERATIONS. AS A FRESHER, THE CLUB WOULD PROVIDE ME A LOT OF EXPOSURE
TO THE OPERATIONS DOMAIN. IT WOULD ALSO ALLOW ME TO EXPLORE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF CLUB
MANAGEMENT. I COULD INCREASE MY DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE. I COULD ENHANCE MY
INTERPERSONAL SKILLS AND LEARN TO BE A TEAM PLAYER.