It was one of those nights.
The kind where your brain refuses to function, your NEET syllabus feels like a mountain, and every question looks impossible.
I sat at my desk in my Allen hostel room, staring at my physics book like it was written in Greek.
The question in front of me wasn’t just tough—it felt straight-up demonic.
"Find the time period of a pendulum of length L attached to a moving lift accelerating upwards with 'a'."
My brain: Error 404 – Concept Not Found.
I tried three different methods.
None worked.
Frustrated, I put my head down on the table.
"Kya ho gaya?" a voice came from behind.
It was Ritesh.
The 600-scorer. The one who lost his seat by just 45 marks.
The guy I had quietly envied since the day he walked into our room.
But tonight, I was about to realize—he wasn’t just a topper.
He was a genius.
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The Ritesh Method – Simplicity at its Peak
I sighed. "Bhai, yeh pendulum wala question ho hi nahi raha."
He glanced at it, and within 10 seconds, he said,
"Arre, isme toh sirf effective acceleration lena hai."
I blinked. "Matlab?"
He grabbed a pen, opened my notebook, and started writing:
Effective acceleration,
g' \= g + a
Time period formula for a simple pendulum:
T \= 2\pi \sqrt{\frac{L}{g}}
T' \= 2\pi \sqrt{\frac{L}{g+a}}
And that was it.
THE ANSWER.
Something I had struggled with for two hours, he solved in twenty seconds.
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Respect Hits Different
I just sat there, staring at the notebook.
"Bhai, tu toh real topper hai," I muttered.
Ritesh just shrugged.
"Aree yaar, bas thoda logic lagaya."
But for the first time, I saw him beyond his NEET score.
He wasn’t just someone who scored 600.
He was someone who understood things.
Someone who could simplify the toughest concepts in seconds.
Someone who could teach.
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The Realization – A Good Roommate is a Blessing
I had spent the last month feeling inferior.
Watching Ritesh solve tests with ease. Watching him revise smoothly while I struggled with basics.
But tonight, I realized something.
Instead of comparing myself to him, what if I could learn from him?
Instead of seeing him as competition, what if I could use his help to grow?
Maybe, just maybe…
I had lucked out with my roommate.
And for the first time, I actually felt grateful.
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