Page 25 - Failure to Triumph - Journey of A Student

My Target Service Selection Board (SSB)

o Mahesh completed his studies and became an engineer – Which studies did Mahesh

complete, whether B. Tech in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical etc. and from where? Further,
there was no one to see the progress of his village except him and that too, when he became
an engineer. And before becoming an engineer, did he not see whether the village was

lacking progress because of fund?
o Mahesh got posted to his Dist. He saw that his village lacked the basic infrastructure
and because of the funds, the village could hardly progress – Again, Mahesh means

the Hero is doing according to his wish by getting him posted to his own Dist. and witnessing
that the village lacked the basic infrastructure and due to the shortage of the funds, the village

could not progress. So, what he is doing is writing the story as he wants. This kind of story
is evaluated as Self-Generated Response. This means, you generate a response as per your
wish and as per your convenience. See Mr. Mahesh is doing whatever he wants and the
story is running according to his wish, hence termed as Wishful-Thinking.

o Mahesh along with his villagers approached the administration and requested
the roads and bridges on the river. Soon, the Govt. sanctioned a bridge and a road to

the village – Here, it means that getting the funds sanctioned was pre- determined, that the
fund has to be sanctioned without hurdle or problem. Nothing comes ever so easy in life.
Mahesh being the engineer, was made the engineer of the construction work – Again, here

the story is being designed to suit the Hero and as he wants to perform.
o Road and bridge was constructed, which brought prosperity to the village. Village
became a modern village – Again, here the story reveals a small effort and big

achievement, which is not possible in practical life.

The Practical Interpretation of the Story with Context to Subjective Interpretation and

Psychological Interpretation
The above interpretation by the Psyche officer was a subjective one. Now, we will see the
psychological and actual interpretation which can make and break the story and may not allow

the story to become psychologically desired one:
Please see, in the above story the person has not perceived the situation and seen of the situation
properly and has not used/applied his imagination to observe that, what this particular situation

demands:
o There is no similarity between the situation and the point of start. Now, the situation of the
scene is that a person being alone is going ahead while facing the cyclone and heavy rain,

that too in the night.
o The aspirant has not forced his intellectual imagination to imagine that, what this particular
situation demands and what the aspirant has perceived or has written in the story – is it

logical? What the Aspirant has Perceived and Written?