CALL IT WHATEVER YOU WANT

Well, as it seems, I’m supposed to be writing something REAL and FRUITFUL here. Both of the aforementioned words might sound creepy or CRAPPY as you might, but wait, don’t get scared and run away. The article might not turn out as horrendous as it is presently sounding, I hope.

With exams up-n-running for us, it’s time to unleash all the creativity that’s hibernated for a while now (to be precise, since the last semester exams ended). Being the seventh semester for us final years, it’s just a repeat performance time. Nothing to be afraid of (at least for us CS IT guys), things would fall fine. It’s just a mug-up-n-spit-out process for many a few. Sorry if some of you are offended, but that is just the way it is.

Bringing into perspective the 'article' I penned down 3 yrs down the timeline, the present state of the economy and of the market makes me thoughtful even more than it did back then. Are we putting our ‘selves’ at stake? For those who are blank about all of it; let me get things straight. I wrote something on what this regular job-life is really going to give us; save from the possible millions, which too now seems a feeble and bleak possibility. Call me all the names you want, pessimist would just be the beginning of a possibly unending queue, or 'linked-list' maybe. I beg to restate here that I am not any economist, let alone the one with a foresight. All my petty head can accumulate is that there have been things that shouldn't, and maybe it’s payback time for many a few. The whole system-gone-wrong that has needed an overhaul for so long a time is now in an emergent situation, maybe comparable to a patient in ICU.

But what the hell, we as the educated n ultra-KNOL-edged ones at that, maybe need to consider our options. I understand that my article might not be able to mean absolutely anything to many of you revered souls. It might sound like sheer CRAP (on a totally different level, it actually is!), but as I've already stated, I’m not here to cast my vote to your idio(syn)cracy. Nor do I mean to paint doomsday scenarios for you guys. A few do that to themselves all the time (now THAT's pessimism). Economy should and it hopefully would get back to its strong self in minimalistic time. But my quest is not about uncertainties. It’s more about the spirit in us that's GOT THE KICKS!

The current recession, also dubbed The Depression 2.0, as you might be aware, has lead to the shutting down of many financial organizations, wrecked the finances of many top-of-the-riches-list billionaires, and at its worst, caused thousands to lose their jobs. As they say, bad times teach us things, as have these times done; they have showed us that each day is not sunshine and we must have the habit of saving for a rainy day.

As per my opinion, we must look for a job in our area of interest, instead of just blindly following our peers. After all, we all are engineers (almost there), and at least have an idea of what makes our adrenaline rush. I am not saying here to step into adventure sports (but if you feel it is your true calling, just go for it); my point here is that whatever you step into after college life should give a satiating feeling. For some of us, who live on the surreal edge of the world, it might be a bit hard to achieve, but that’s about it. Remember that nothing that one can think or hope for, that has or has not happened till today, is impossible and you very much have the potential of achieving whatever you wish to in every walk of life. Remember that ‘Dreams are the making of our Destiny’. Learn to dream and then work hard enough to turn your dreams into a reality. Sounding clichéd? It might feel so; but to be honest, this is what life is about. What is the whole point of life if you live in constant fear of failure and slog yourself while crushing all the pleasure out of your life? You guys might easily be creating virtual dementors (refer Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) in your life and sucking the ‘life’ out of your life. True enjoyment comes to you when you set out to seek what you want and give yourself to it till you get it. A lot can be said about it, but all that does matter is how many of us give ourselves to the goals that we make. Remember that money or pelf might seem goals as of now, as the youth within wishes to explore and seek the world, but soon all of it is going to sound crazy and stupid. Not just that, it has been discovered by researchers that by 35+, all that matters is satisfaction in the job and in the life. So what moot point do we wish to chase and by running after absolute blankness.

Come to think about it, about what you wish to achieve in life and what do you expect your life to give you as a trophy at the end of it all because money or moolah might seem prime as of now, but in the end, it doesn’t even matter.

Bhashkar Sharma, IT-IVth year