Earlier this year, we had our placements going on in college. Having the eagerness to work, I decided to sit for the placements. As a routine, every company that came presented themselves and those interested were asked to take up a written test followed by rounds of interviews.
During one such aptitude test, I was posed with a simple question (for an essay) apart from the other sets of questions. The question was 'What do you think is the most difficult thing for mankind to change'.
I had my answer to it in just milli seconds.... The first thought that struck me after reading it was "whatever said and done, man cannot reduce the duration of human pregnancy of 9 months and hence it is THE most difficult thing for him". I still dont know how it happened but I thought my answer would be one of the "best fits" for the question posed. I would like to take a look at my point of view...
There have been way too many inventions and innovations on the NASA side of science, medical side, farming, fashion, computers, electronic gadgets, culinary, etc.
BUT.
The one thing that has never changed-the duration of Human Progeny....
During one such aptitude test, I was posed with a simple question (for an essay) apart from the other sets of questions. The question was 'What do you think is the most difficult thing for mankind to change'.
I had my answer to it in just milli seconds.... The first thought that struck me after reading it was "whatever said and done, man cannot reduce the duration of human pregnancy of 9 months and hence it is THE most difficult thing for him". I still dont know how it happened but I thought my answer would be one of the "best fits" for the question posed. I would like to take a look at my point of view...
There have been way too many inventions and innovations on the NASA side of science, medical side, farming, fashion, computers, electronic gadgets, culinary, etc.
BUT.
The one thing that has never changed-the duration of Human Progeny....
"9 months".... 
It has been so structured that a human baby needs that much time for its healthy growth and development. Ofcourse, there are cases of PREMATURITY where the little one bears a higher chance of risk when compared to a baby born full term. Those 9 months (266 days to be precise) is such a deciding factor... It sometimes is a Do or Die factor in the life of the new born.
What can one essentially do inorder to reduce the term of pregnancy? NOTHING! Unless there are complications of blood pressure or diabetes during pregnancy or other such reasons, there really is "nothing" one can do about the duration....... Had there been an option, it would have been done by now!
In today's world, most of the impossibilities are becoming possibilities. By far, many things man considered would 'never change' have been changed over the years, decades and centuries... Yet! Do you think my point of view of "the most difficult thing for mankind to change" would ever change?!!
What can one essentially do inorder to reduce the term of pregnancy? NOTHING! Unless there are complications of blood pressure or diabetes during pregnancy or other such reasons, there really is "nothing" one can do about the duration....... Had there been an option, it would have been done by now!
In today's world, most of the impossibilities are becoming possibilities. By far, many things man considered would 'never change' have been changed over the years, decades and centuries... Yet! Do you think my point of view of "the most difficult thing for mankind to change" would ever change?!!
