There has always been something about Brownian motion, entropy, and the oil
and gas industry that has always piqued my interest whenever I think about them
and try to visualize their similarities. They sound incompatible, but a closer and
more speculative thinking would clear one’s mind to the realization that the tie
that binds all three is chaos. And with chaos comes panic; with such panic comes
life-threatening problems; with said problems are life-changing solutions
introduced, ultimately heralding an excellent symphony of beautiful minds
coming together, camped at a particular, somewhat secluded, location,
contributing their talents and initiatives to better the erstwhile chaotic
environment they had found themselves in, going beyond the boundary of
problem-solving, onto blazing the trail for spectacularly efficient ways to prevent
such problems from ever occurring again and then making it a luxurious venturethat is my picture of an ideal profession to chase after, and the oil and gas
industry, particularly petroleum engineering, offers me the aforementioned and
much more on an enticing platter. When the problem is viewed as the very
insatiable energy demand of the world’s growing population, the chaos viewed as
the adverse effects of lack of production of good renewable, and non-renewable,
sources of energy, the solution viewed as what we have in terms of technological
advancements in the oil sector today, and the symphony as that nearly-fabled
sweet experience of working on an oil rig, then one can easily see reason as to
why I have chosen this field of study, and why I would remain in it.
The goal I have set out to achieve as I remain in this field is nothing short of trying
my best to contribute my quota to its betterment. But this is a long-term goal,
considered closely. My short-term goals obviously involve getting a bachelor’s
degree in the course, then a master’s, and quite possibly, a PhD. Call it ambitious,
but I would love to have made some modicum of impact in the field even before I
attain a PhD. This means that, in essence, I plan to be as dynamic as the field itself
is- making the best of my time while I am at it, and not waiting for some
unachievable proper time.
But most of all, I plan to be me- before graduation, and after graduation from
college. I would only be the best at what I long to excel at if I am just my original.