Seeds of Fortune - Part 2

Continued from here.

First when I came to know of compre, I thought it was a ludicrous process. But after the placement process for my seniors in december, I frankly felt it’s better to be screwed by your own profs in person rather than spoil the college name on the big stage.

I was frankly surprised that I enjoyed reading for compre!! And was shocked to see that I had cleared with no weak areas. I don’t know what hit me in the first place. Now let’s bid adieu to compre. Enough has been spoken.

Now, some might wonder why I had to talk about my trips, my bucket list et al. I told that there was a lot of drama around it. Now that is the culprit here. You may think that things change just like the sleight of the hand. Or rather you might be led to believe so. There is a beautiful dialog in Jurassic park, 'Nature finds its way'. Though the scientists do everything in their power to prevent offsprings of dinosaurs, the reproduction still happens.

For the record, I lost the note in which I wrote my bucket list and all it took was a week to get into my movie mood. Because deep deep down, your needs don’t match with what you have in hand right now. You might talk a lot of bullshit about things which you know/don’t know, think a lot of bullshit about yourself. Unless, the basic you is changed rest all is superficial. Infact, they don’t even matter at all.

It is like you order a cup of coke. The coke comes gushing down on top of the ice cubes and you heart skips a beat in the hot sun. You see the cup is about to overflow and that is when its top is sealed and it is royally served with a cute looking straw. You forget everything in the thirst and gulp everything down in one go. Now did you drink the full cup?? No. Not at all. The fizz occupies the top and that gives a feeling the cup that the cup is full. That is what I am talking about. Once the fizz cools down, you are back to your own self and hit the hard ice cubes. At the end of the rat race, you are still a rat.

Well, I frankly don’t understand why I typed the previous paragraph. Chill. Just enjoy the message though it might be tangential.

About symposiums and other fests which we had.. They were few and far in between. I thank god for that. Because there is a big work of designing involved there. With only 2 people in dept who are deft in it, it becomes an uphill task. There is a lot of thankless job which we do. But that is not the point. Everything flies off when you see your tees is worn by some random person in the campus who dint have the compulsive need to buy the tees unless he liked it. That is the better part of it. Another mention here, after the success story of fests people are high with emotions and they say 'Treat assured'. Well you know, that is the fizz part I was talking about.

About faculty and friends, unarguably they are among the best I can ever come across. We are all working towards one common cause - To make DoMS a better place. Before I delve into it, I want to share a small story told by one of the Gods - Rajni.

The Camel Story

There are 2 camels. A mother camel and its child.

Child : Mother, why do we have thick teeth?

Mother : Dear one, in the  desert all plants are thorny. We will get hurt if we have normal teeth. God has given us thick teeth as a protection to thorns.

Child : Oh ok. Why do we have long legs and rounded feet?

Mother : Kiddo, in desert all places are filled the sand. We cannot walk if we have normal feet. God has given us rounded feet so that we can cover long distances easily.

Child: Ok mommy. Why do we have humps?

Mother : In the desert, water is a big scarcity. God has given us humps so that we don’t end up being thirsty.

Child : Mother, then why are we living in a circus?

DoMS is a classic case of this story. It has everything with it, but using it needs some fine tuning.

Well, this first year in DoMS has taught me that life is much better off with practising moderation. Now, lets call it a day!!