What is Personality ?

Man is very different from an animal. But until and unless he utilizes his body energy and intellectual power efficiently he cannot reach a stage which is different from that of an animal. Especially in this Computer age where things are different and due to the complexity of present day living, not only academic , but also many other matter such as personal development, positive interaction, with people etc. counts. That two young people desire to acquire a balanced growth of personality along with academic education.

Rama and Krishna personified conduct of the highest standard. They were the persons of excellence. They became ideal heroes. They might have lived in mythological age but their influence is for ever coming to modern world, we have examples like Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Swami Vivekananda and many others. They are better examples.

We call people like Dr. D. Radhakrishnan, Abdul Kalam, Mother Teresa as towering personalities. They are great personalities. A well developed personality is not achieved at one stretch. They were also born as babies. How did they achieve such an immense personality? It was due to their positive interaction with the people from infancy to old age. So personal development is a gradual process. It is not achieved in a day. Nobody becomes great automatically .This indicates that personality can be improved. We must be in position to assess our own personality.

The right time for beginning to develop and improve personality is at the time of learning , that is student life. In olden days there were ‘gurukulas’ where the guru or the teacher used to watch students closely as the members of the family. Actually after mother teacher mould their character and enabled them to face life as they grew up. But today teacher – student interaction is only through medium of examinations and periodical tests. The student’s strength is also large. Individual’s attention is not easy as in olden days. The parents have no time as both husband and wife are engaged in their office own office work or involved in the other activities that help to build up their status. They have no time to take care of their children and they leave it to the school or college authorities.

Personality is not what people usually say, that is handsome personality, shining personality, wonderful personality. They tell us only the outer feature of a person like handsomeness, attractiveness, good looking, but no t the real distinctive character. Personality is self- motivating that is it activates one’s life at every stage. Personality does not mean just physical fitness and pleasing look. Personality includes intelligence and character of an individual in addition to look. It can be said that personality is a blend of one’s intelligence, character and look. Totally person must be smart. Enthusiasm is the propelling force necessary for climbing the ladder of success