Is this really worth it?
When I chose engineering as my career option against the wish of my mother who wanted me to take medicine, my reason was " Look , I'm good in maths, I dont like bio that much..and a good engineering degree would get me a good job very quickly ".. I slogged through the 4 years @NITC, got what everybody said was a dream job. Now I'm here in this silicon jungle of India , typing obscure code in this system, well paid and doing something for somebody..I wonder what will this add to my life other than money.. Ppl say that I'll have a great career, great life etc..They say,with this profession I'll get a beautiful girl as my wife, lead a well settled life...I really wonder whether I'll get somebody to marry me understanding me as an individual rather than looking at my degree and money. My mother gave me a short lecture yday on how I should treat my wife citing the example of another software couple in our family..Whatever be it, I feel every individual is dis...