Great Moments in Nepali History: Episode IV

A New Hope

It had been a long and trying school year for the valiant Nepali. However, the end was in sight. There remained only one exam to go and it wasn't for two more days, thus giving the Nepali plenty of time to prepare himself both mentally and physically for the exhausting ordeal that is Econ 002: Priniciples of Macroeconomics.

While the Nepali was confident in his knowledge of how markets work and the economy runs, his result on the midterm exam had challenged the veracity and correctness of his theories. Knowing that he needed a good grade on his final in order to placate his desire for personal perfection, he planned on devoting at least 10 hours to studying and fine-tuning his understanding of the material.

At 3:00 pm he received a phone call from a fellow economics student who asked whether the Nepali wanted to go to the tobacco store to buy "Victory Cigars" after the exam that evening. The Nepali was a little surprised for the exam was not for two days. "Whatever could my friend be talking about," the Nepali wondered. His friend explained that the exam was in fact in one hour.

In a state of panic, the Nepali verified the fact that the exam was indeed in only one hour, not the 48 that he was anticipating. The textbook and notes were immediately flipped open , and the dorm room was suddenly filled with the frantic mumbling of the Nepali and the amused cackle of his sadistic roommate. After a frenzied hour of studying and prayer, the Nepali rushed off to his exam.

To his shock and delight, the exam was not very difficult and the Nepali managed to pull off a respectable grade. He had been given a reprieve for his oversight, and was able to finish off the year with cigarillo that filled his lungs with pride instead of regret.

Moral of the story: You can't alwyas get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you don't really deserve.