Water Over Wine?

Had a chat with one of my lecturers the other day, and the topic of harsh and inconsiderate lecturers was raised, particularly after hearing about the story from my friend who had to make some last minute changes to his presentation simply because the lecturer suddenly changed his/her mind on how the presentation should be conducted.

I expressed my indignation about this, after all, we did pay cold, hard cash to study in the place, not to be treated like crap and worked like slaves at the whims and fancies of the lecturers (and the current situation is cutting it pretty close already).

My lecturer explained to me that they do things like this, is because we'll be facing alot of it when we go out to work as adults. Being screamed at, scolded, treated unfairly, blamed for things that are not your fault etc. are things to expect in the working world, and that subjecting us to it now will "better prepare" us for things ahead. While it made pretty good sense, i wonder if we've become a very, very sad world indeed where having a nice superior/boss is considered "lucky".

The thought of the 9-5 type of job really scares me. Go to work, slave in your tiny cubicle for several mind-numbing hours, maybe get shouted at for something that really doesn't matter, then going home exhausted every evening. Now, repeat that for several years.

The current education system seems like some kind of brain-retarding/washing machine, designed to make people dumber, more submissive and easier to manipulate. Throw in some utterly useless subjects so you won't have time to think any... unwelome thoughts.
The education system even wants to make you have that "employee" mindset, instead of being your own master, or an employer. No, i'm not saying we should all be full of ourselves and think we are the kings/queens of the world, but where's the self respect and dignity? Should we sell ourselves out when you're being mistreated, intentionally and just swallow it silently, just because its from a boss or someone in a superior position? Even if its undeservedly given?

But society is shaped in such a way that going down this path is the societal norm, and should you attempt to deviate from it, you would be an outcast...

The long, harder and lonely path, or the shorter, easier one with plenty of people but filled with taskmasters and slave drivers?

Choices... choices....

Would you choose water over wine.... ?



Sometimes, I feel the fear of uncertainty stinging clear.
And I can't help but ask myself
how much I'll let the fear take the wheel and steer.
It's driven me before,
and it seems to have a vague,
haunting mass appeal.
But lately I am beginning to find
that I should be the one behind the wheel.
Whatever tomorrow brings,
I'll be there with open arms and open eyes yeah
Whatever tomorrow brings,
I'll be there x2

So if I decide to waiver my chance to be
one of the hive will I choose water over wine
and hold my own and drive?
It's driven me before and it seems to be the way
that everyone else gets around.
But lately I'm beginning to find
that when I drive myself my light is found.

So whatever tomorrow brings,
I'll be there with open arms and open eyes, yeah
whatever tomorrow brings,
I'll be there x2

Yeh. Would you kill the Queen to crush the hive?
Would you choose water over wine....
hold the wheel and drive?

So whatever tomorrow brings,
I'll be there with open arms and open eyes, yeah
whatever tomorrow brings,
I'll be there x2

Incubus - Drive