how real is the real world

hmm..this question always bother me..the more complicated the current situation i am in, the more i would think of the cruelty and reality of this society. everyone is trying to outdo each other,some are using drastic methods,some are being soft..one indisputable fact is,the one being soft will be eliminated faster than you think. by the time you realised that, you are out of the game already.

i read an article,it talks about the life in Uni. in uni he say, do wat you enjoy doing, try wat you wanted to try, and dun put your academic as ur priority objective.har? wat? so dun need to care about the academic then? no..he wrote, studying in Uni is jz a process, a time for you to know more about yourself, a chance where you got beaten and grow stronger, a chance for you to be more realistic and 'cold-hearted'. emphasize in the study you like, for other subjects that you dun really like,a pass is sufficient. take the time you got to try out anything as much as possible.in the process, adjust yourself, develope yourself, train yourself so that you can face the real world outside later.one of the tutor said,life is about competing and 'killing' if u really wan to success, then 'kill' those weaklings around you,so that you will rise..wow..how true is this? is it applicable to any case? then the questions of how about the frens around you? 'kill' them oso? those who hv helped you? 'kill' them oso? guess this is a question where ppl wil reply differently to.

hv you ever asked yourself wat u really want in your life?wat you are doing now is REALLY going to help in achiveing your goals? or the hardship that you are going thru now will jz end up in vain.then at the same time why dun you do something productive for yourself rather that sufferring for nothing?