The journey begins

Have you ever seen small girls holding the hands of their mumma or papa and going to school for the first time? A few years ago, I was also standing on the gate of a school in a similar manner. The mere imagination of leaving those comforting and assuring hands was like a nightmare. It was like leaving the known and venturing into unknown.

As time passed and I moved on from class to class and friend to friend, my career aspirations also moved on from this profession to that. It was in high school that I finally made up my mind that I was meant to be an engineer. Why an engineer? Well, maybe it was an outcome of the scholastic evolution in the school!

“Evolution”, what an interesting word! This reminds me of the saying by famous philosopher Heraclitus – The only constant in life is change. This change caused the biological evolution that resulted in appearance of Homo-Sapiens on this planet. The early man changed from being a wanderer-gatherer-hunter to agricultural settlements. He learned to ignite a fire and use it for his benefit. He discovered the wheel and the world became faster. He found metals and all other activities were much easier now. This is how we gradually evolved as mankind.

Then the biggest turning point of the human civilization came – The industrial revolution! This was the time when scientific temperament was truly setting into the common people. Then was the era of the digital revolution, a revolution that made the world as we see it today.

So, nature is all about evolution. It’s all about exploring the hidden secrets of nature. It’s all about the quest to seek answers and solve problems. And that is what engineers do – solve problems! That’s what I want to do – solve problem! I am confident that my four years at Sathyabama will make me what I always longed to become. After all – Entry is not important, Exit is important!