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Is it necessary to wear Tie

What tie brings with it is an attitude which is formal. It brings with it a sense of respect, respect that others show you and also the respect you have for your profession. Tie is more of a symbolism for being sincere towards one's job and respecting the general order of an organisation.

Accepting all this, what I am against, is "necessary". Living in a free world, a democracy which gives you right, we have freedom to choose for ourselves. We should be allowed and entrusted with making our own decisions. For me tie represents following the conventions and getting involved in a rat's race. It leads you to restricting your own thought flow. The restrictions limit your creativity.

You will never know your boundaries if you don't dare to approach them. The people who did something memorable didn't only raise the bar, they rose the bar and then broke it. Someone like Michael Jackson, he came out with something which wasn't even considered a dance form. He created an almost new dance form. If he had followed the convention, he would never have made a name for himself.

You attain success by passionately following what you wish, whether it's the conventional or not. Mr. Naresh Murukumbi after completing his MBA from IIM-A, didn't take the conventional route of a job but instead started up his own business. Then again when others would have been happy with a 5 crore company, he took the unconventional route and entered into the unusual business of sugar production. An old business much beyond the tie culture and glamour of IIM jobs. Today, Shree Renuka Sugars is a company worth 1000cr and acquiring companies abroad.

You would find so everywhere from scientists like newton, cricketers like Sehwag, dancers like Shaimak Dawar to painters like M.F. Hussain. The cult is started by following the unconventional. Had the people of Tunisia and Egypt continued to wear the tie they would have never attained freedom for themselves.

“It doesn't matter being unconventional in the eyes of the world when your unconventionality is but the convention of your set”

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