After meetings with the Dean of the Science Faculty in the Pune University, and after a ton of paperwork and letters, finally my first semester marksheets have been merged with my remaining marksheets from the second and third semesters. And I hope to obtain my hall ticket for my final semester by the end of next this month. With any luck, this means that I shall be a full-fledged Fergussonian again.
It’s a wonder how one mistaken decision can haunt you for the rest of your life. Thankfully, the two Deans and the three Vice Chancellors across whose terms this whole issue lived, have been very very supportive, encouraging and willing to listen. While I do have a very bad opinion about certain hotshots from the university, after a long time, my opinion about the administrative people has changed. After this whole ordeal, I kind of feel sorry for the administrative people, and have realised that it’s ultimately them who keep the whole university from collapsing. The so-called “academicians” and “scientists” are the real corrupt people, schemeing and cunning beyond imagination.
This whole ordeal has also made me lose a lot of respect for IIT Kanpur. Sorry people. When one of your alumni does something great, the IIT wants credit. Now when a few of your alumni did something dispecable and horrible, you must take responsibility also. If the IIT was responsible for success of certain alumni, then you must also take responsibility for those who fail.
Another lesson this experience taught me was to not be afraid of anyone ever again. After going head-on with a great scientist with a ton of certifications, one finally realises that at the end of the day, you have to draw the line somewhere. Be it a Vice Chancellor or the Chancellor or the President of India.
I recently blogged about people who’re afraid to die, and those who’re afraid to live. This situation exemplifies the difference extremely well.
I’m not philosophical, and I’m not holistic. When I’ve been hurt, I want revenge. Many people contemplate suicide as a means of escape. Never be afraid to live. Be afraid to die, because you lose all power once you’re dead. By living, you can be a perpetual pain-in-the-ass for them. Next time you feel suicidal, remember this – if you really want revenge and want to enjoy it, then live. Live as long as you can. Be a major pain. And enjoy it. Live to see it happen. Killing yourself will achieve nothing.
Killing them will also achieve nothing. I sort of begin to understand why Batman wants all his villians to live and be convicted. He doesn’t want them to escape and become martyrs. So don’t kill your enemies. Allow them to live. Be better than them. Make them jealous. Make them burn in their anger. And believe me – to see a “great scientific computing department” have a VBScript virus on their Linux-boasting website – PRICELESS! Believe me, all that stuff about revenge not making you feel better is overrated. It makes you feel awesome! Hurting those who hurt you can be a very rewarding thing. Especially if you have an ego as big as mine.
