What happens if the bricks aren't stacked properly on top of each other, what happens if the foundation isn't built correctly, what happens if due to this attitude of getting things done, one day many years later, the building breaks , because of bad construction, bringing in its wake death of simpletons, a loss of money, lots of court cases against the builders, a loss of jobs ?
Who is to blame ? Is it that daily wage earner who for the sake of his job and dismal economical condition ten years back, didn't lay the bricks right, is it the incharge who to wrap up the project fast enough, was lenient and didn't look into the site with care, is it that man who didn't supply authentic material to save costs or maybe pocket some finances, is it the family that chose to choose this house, without thorough research on the quality of work of the builder, or is it those few people who's lives went into jeopardy because a few others didn't do their work right ?
This is just an example. So many times, I find people doing things just for the heck of doing it,because they have to give it in, they have to meet deadlines , they have to impress their heads, they have to prove to the world that they're doing a decent job, because even they know that nobody cares enough to give it a second thought or delve into in deeper, so well, lets take the easy way out of this crisis !
Its just a mindset that I've become immune to seeing now and I HATE it ! There's nothing more than I hate than that ! I really don't care if I accomplish a little lesser than my peers but I need to make sure I'm worth whatever I have accomplished so far !!
How does it matter if the incharge thought the bricks were laid neatly one day, if ten years down the line the building is going to collapse anyway ? Wouldn't it be way better, if the development was slow but of some standard ?
The irony of the situation is , I too have many a times been a part of this sad scenario . This thought came into my mind as for the past few days I've been copy pasting numerous write ups one after the other, so that I can meet the submission deadlines and its not just me , its those numerous engineering students in Indian colleges, that complain about this futile system of journals and files that continues to shroud over their education . I don't even remember what I've written on those numerous pages , in a tizzy with music blaring in my ears, yet I have done them for the sake of it ! The good part is it really doesn't matter in this situation, because no one EVER reads them. They just form a pile in a corner of the laboratory and someone in the next batch, picks one up to help him in his forthcoming submission !
What I don't like here, no one in the authority is even protesting that its a royal waste of time and neither is anyone making it more meaningful. Everyone's just doing their duty for the HECK of it !
How can we ever expect to achieve something if we just don't care enough for it ! I wish people made an effort to at least reason why they're doing something. I wish people made an effort to learn and not complete....
9 comments:
Hey entangled.... It's not just you... A lot many of us students do the same thing. It's a pity that there really is not much done about the same.... But its true what you said... We never think about the buikdings that could collapse in the future because of the lackadaisical attitude people have now.
Absolutely right... The attitude of just going with the flow n not protesting is what allows this useless system to continue.... Nice post... makes me n all engineers agree... :)
Loved the depth and the thought in the writing... The example of construction site is so true and apt...
I admire EnTC Dept. and a few professors in college who really make their students work sincerely. Discipline has to be inculcated. But they are too harsh at times. And even if some sensible assignments are given to students, it becomes a job of copy-pasting in the wake of meeting the deadlines. That's sad. But we all must realize that this kind of insincerity ain't gonna take us anywhere in the world. We blame the system. But we're at fault too. No system can be flawless. We've to learn from system's faults and get the best out of whatever it provides. Wow! This could be a blog post :P
What do you think?
@pratik ...thanks :)
and yeah i do agree that we're at fault ...but its really no point this system they hav of making us write a journal fr formality !
and if thers a proper method or a system where we're encouraged to learn/den its gud ...but eventually its of no use cz it'll end up in copy pasting ..cz no one wil go thru d pains cz no one wil take the pains to evaluate ...so they shud jus chuck this way of doing things ..ryte ?
Hey entangled....You're right! Too bad not everyone thinks about all the buildings that will tumble down in years to come because of their lackadaisical attidues... Loved the way you compared it with a constructon site:)
Very true. Though I think our department really does take the write-ups seriously, which means we end up doing a lot more than we would have had they not cared. Btw, your blog doesn't let me comment from my WordPress account. Change that!
Waiting for you to put up something new:)
@fez...yes, dats allright..but that was jus an example..the main point was behind ppl doing things fr d heck of it..and how utterly pointless it is :) oh nd i hav changed d settings
@falak...yeah sure...in some time ...
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