Dear cite.hr.here and others in similar positions,
At the outset let me apologise for the long message. I usually ask questions and do not give advice. However, I am making an exception in this case.
People have given good advice. For example, how true is what (Cite Contribution) says. It's all due to our skewed perceptions. I have seen posts in the past about the difference between a pessimist and an optimist: Is the cup half full or half empty? Kindly see
Is Your Cup Half Full or Half Empty? - Robert J. Parsons <link updated to site home> ( Search On Cite | Search On Google ) from where I have taken the following extract. It has more examples too. Please do not be put off by the fact that it is a religious site.
"So how are we looking at our cup? How do we react to our life's challenges? I once heard a parable about a farmer who owned an old mule. The mule fell into the farmer's well. The farmer heard the mule braying and, after a careful assessment of the situation, decided that neither the well nor the mule were worth saving. He enlisted his neighbors to help haul dirt to bury the old mule in the well and put him out of his misery. Initially the old mule was hysterical. But as the farmer and his neighbors continued shoveling and the dirt hit his back, he would shake it off and step up. This he did, blow after blow: shake off the dirt and step up, shake it off and step up, shake it off and step up. It wasn't long before the old mule, battered and exhausted, stepped over the wall and out of the well. If we face our challenges and problems in the same way and respond to them in a positive way, we, too, can realize the benefit of our choice to see the cup as half full."
No doubt a degree gives one an edge for entering an employment. Then it is what we do once in that determines if we progress or not.
Let me ask Cite.hr.here a couple of questions. The mere fact that you got 70% in 10th and 12th shows that you are academically sound. Did you want to study for engineering or were you forced/influenced by what your parents wanted or your peers did? I had a friend who wanted to study arts but due to parents' pressure he went to study BSc and could not complete it even after 12 attempts years ago. However, he joined Kirlosker Electric as a quality inspector and had a happy married life with 2 kids.
Those who think a degree is a must for success please see
EduVARTA: Using SMS to educate rural youth! - Rediff.com Business
There are many example such as this if we search the web, where people without qulification or money have by their sheer determination succeeded.
Unlike 50 years ago when I graduated, now we have part-time evening and week-end courses and even distance learning facilities, which you can make use of and get a qualification.
If the above message is not motivating kindly see
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OULo1cWEdvA and see if that gives you the motivation to succeed.
Also see and listen to Swami Anubhavananda's discourses on being Happy at
http://www.google.co.uk/#q=swami+anu...b2363fffcc0d23
His talks were quite inspiring for me.
Wish you all the best.
Simhan
A retired academic in the UK