Woke up early, skipped breakfast and then Assembly hall. Sitting in the queue and waiting for some miracle to happen.
Yes, it was 3rd October 2005, my first debate competition, like a nightmare coming true.
I was against the topic “Women’s role in society”. I was as frail as today in English speaking. At the moment secretary announced my name, I shivered. I had done an elusive exercise over the topic but for the moment it was like I forgot everything I know. My speech wasn’t bad as I had expected.
All I wanted to share is, I got a new meaning of confidence that day. I had a question in mind, on what basis the Judges decide the winner. My little thought replied “CONFIDENCE”. Then I wondered whether they had a scale of dividing confidence or something. On small exercise I created a scale of size 5. It was like:
- Extremely Confident
- Very confident
- Uncertain
- Little confident
- No confidence at all
Later I thought whether it is justifiable to divide confidence on scale?
According to Oxford English Dictionary confidence is composed of ‘having strong belief, firm trust, or sure expectation, feeling certain, self-reliant, bold, sure of one self, etc.’
Being a mathematical guy I find that above social variables are also dividable on scale. So it is meaningful to say confidence can also be divided on scale.
Let me know what you guys are thinking.
