The Great Expectations.

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Only the title of the classic written by Charles Dickens has semblance to this posting and surely not its substance.

With the onset of a new year, political boiling in the land of opportunities, wherein skilled professional face severe unrest in the wake of sanctions and scrutiny, the future seems to hold its breath.

When the need is to analyze skill gap, currently it’s more about geographical demarcation to permit access or deny entry.

When the very skill,  due to soaring demand, took people places is set aside owing to political compulsion, it most  certainly play out to be a professional’s paradox.

The citizens and green cards spared, the fate of the extremely talented and brilliant minds hang in mid-air.

No matter what, come hell or high storm, mankind has survived all sorts of adversaries and yet prevailed. And this too shall pass. That we know. But by when? Is something we don’t know.

So it means “Stop. Don’t sharpen the axe.” Canada came out openly declaring that it’s a good opportunity to make good of the talent in their innovative-rich centers to build a better future. No one gets stuck – they move on to the next land of opportunity.

Recent studies have already identified other potential markets for professionals to pursue their passion and nurse an ambition with abilities.

The future is touted to be greatly influenced by SMAC – Social, Mobile, Analytics and Cloud, and along with Ethical Hacking and Artificial Intelligence will play a stellar role in steering the future. Drones have become common a word now – which was earlier associated with weapons, and hyperloop is literally a race against time. With SpaceX exploring aerospace , burning with the motive to put man on mars -  the mission to mars by commoner [not astronauts], daring to challenge the challenge, aspire to achieve the‘ impossible'. That seems to become the expectation.  For every contrast, there is a compelling chance/choice. 

Skills cannot be silenced, subdued or suppressed. They can be harnessed – to the hilt.  When conventional classroom could be moved to Live Virtual Classes, the threats of any form will shift the learning to another platform. Learning is forever. Unless We stop to learn

Since the narration started with Charles Dickens, let it conclude by borrowing one  of the phenomenal opening lines from his ‘Tale of Two Cities’ – 
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, , it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair ”  

 But just like the way the previous president concluded his last message “We shall overcome", and in time, we will. That, for now,  is the greatest expectation.

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