True Calling?

It happened so swiftly that it almost went unnoticed. Another boring professor walked out of the class, as I was stifling a characteristic yawn, after successfully teaching the whiteboard 'lagrangians equation of force' and other such obscene topics', and someone from what it seemed a mile out in the front row groaned, "Oh its communications module up next!"

For the first time, my senses seemed to clear out of what seemed to be eternal slumber, and I sat up almost interested in what was in store. I think it should be here that I state I am a First year Engineering student, doing a Bachelors degree in Technology(BTech), studying Information Technology(IT). And the only time my eyes clam open willingly is when I hear of Communications class, or "same old English class all over again" to the engineers out there. I seem to agree on that point though, am not much interested in the various barriers of communication, or how a resume is different from a memo,but the very fact that this is one class where I can fully express myself is a pleasant change.

At so as the professor started off her lecture, it was to my greatest surprise that I actually was following every word of what she was saying. This was unnerving!

Also, I was one of very few who obliged her plea to keep it an interactive session. It was a nice change to be able to supply something that was not 'utter bullshit' for a change. The class was enjoyable, and I got into a nice lengthy argument with the professor,towards the end, and much to my delight she seemed to give in.

It was quite after that when I got home and thought about it that it hit me. I was a fcuking Engineering student and the only class which appealed to me was English?! Was I on such a different career path? Off course I had taken up Engineering only because at that time it seemed to me that it was the fastest route to a decent paying job. But at what cost?

Was I willing to give up on the only thing which I was comfortable at for something alien to me? Yeah, I had managed well in the sciences till 12th grade, but was i willing to follow it up, just coz' I wanted a fat paying job? Didn't the class in the morning prove to me that I was much more at home talking about 'Frost' and 'Hardy' rather than ponder upon how Engineering Mechanics and Engineering Physics were actually two different modules and not the same thing at all?!