This article
is dedicated to every Engineer who ever thought or still thinks of another
artistic career that will some how cross paths on the road to the
engineering degree or perhaps if not that ,then en-route the post grad one .
Since I am pretty fresh from my 1st semester , I do not have sufficient
experience to claim or declaim the promises of competitions that supposedly
keep our artistic passions alive irrespective I am definite, that even if
there were such competitions , the regret of not having been able to
become a novelist , artist or sculptor etc does not fade away by
competing in contests . But then again , what to choose? stability or passion ?
It all comes to -which road are you willing to take - the one less traveled by
or the one that has ,on it faded footsteps of known-unknown alike .Engineers
are problem solvers and so a sense of practicality and logic is inherent in
most of their decisions , but what happens when this practicality is fused
together with the eccentricity of an artist . The combination can turn out to
be at once disastrous and spectacular depending on the way you view it . I am
of the belief that one can have the best of both worlds , you can be at once an
engineer and a novelist ( or the like ) , all it requires is perseverance
, dedication and passion .As with every failure , we blame ours on
destiny , or perhaps will of God but that is simply stating - cowardice , if
you couldn't succeed in making the two things work together , then blame
yourself and know that- maybe you never were as dedicated as the next guy
.Situations do play an important role , but situations do not make your
life , you make your life by acting in the right or wrong way in such
situations . As hard as all of this sounds , it isn't , for there are
innumerous examples , personalities and lives that can inspire and motivate us
every day . For instance “Arundhati Roy” - author of acclaimed novel "God
of small things" is also an architect , “Chetan Bhagat” is not only an
author but also a consultant/engineer , “Karan Bajaj “- author of "Johnny
Gone Down" is also part of this group ,”Heddy Larner” was a Hollywood actress who made significant contributions
to engineering , there are many fashion designer that were initially doctors,
engineer turned models etc . Just look in the right places and you
will find your own personal flame of hope , warming and inspiring you always . I hope all of you get to this
destination and figure out whether " To be or Not to be”.
