Saturday, July 7, 2007

Accidental Engineer [Part 1]

Accidental Engineer

Breaking The Ice

Take a long stride back into time….. Precisely 4 years….. I see myself at the entrance of a dream.

With gauntlet, strong and steady, I was all set for the journey. This sounds more like an allegory of an epic hero setting out an arduous path to conquer all odds to reach his goals……

Engineering, what I thought would be the ‘Proving Grounds’ for millions of dream catchers and achievers……..turned out to be a ‘Bucket full of crabs’. Uncertain and unsure, trying to surpass each other…..Where are they going…. NOWWHERE!!!!!

Almost four years into this ‘so-called’ professional field of engineering……. Couldn’t find one engineer among the breed I have been with. Blindfolded from the world which rides on proficiency and efficiency….. We are nothing but zombies in this land of professionalism.

Getting Killed By The Questions Like A Cancer

It’s like standing at the foot of a huge mountain….. Aiming to get to the peak…. BUT HOW?.... its not just the path that matters but there millions and millions of the other questions that pierce through the thin air shot right onto you…..

Its not the hard workers ground down here, it’s a smart man’s game. Now that’s how I define “Engineering”…..

Getting to the basics…. The first thing that can say, considering my past experience is…. “EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF”. No that’s how it goes….. You can never say when you get backstabbed or double crossed…. You won’t even know it just happens…. Buts it’s done yet….

WHO???.....WHAT???.....WHEN???.....WHERE???.....WHY???................................HOW??????...........

And it just won’t stop. It comes back over and over again….Time after time…. But its fun… Confused??....Well I’ll explain….Its like drinking beer……First you don’t like it’s taste…but later on you are like “ hey can I have some more”……

1 comment:

umangexuberance said...

aaaah the proverbial disappointment that we know as engineering
fresh from school with a hope in our hearts and dreams in our eyes we enter this temple..but what do we get..outdated syllabi which have nothing to do with what is actually happening in the industry..examz that test nothing but our cramming skills
beaten and numbed we spend the 4 years..every imagination sucked out..every dream dulled till we come out as thousands of others..ants in a city of dust walking around mindlessly doing what we are told without using our brains..

nice post keep it up
you have been blogrolled :)