Its a much delayed post. In fact, it has been close to 2/3 weeks since I have received my ring. It is amazing how all the work I have done in the past 4 years is represented by one small ring, but truth be told, this ring embodies even more.
Lets be brutally honest, not many people will recognize the value of the Iron Ring, in fact, this ring itself is representative of something that engineers should abide by whether or not they have the ring. Its true. The importance of the ring lies not in the ring itself, but rather it signifies the understanding that the "material will always fail us". As engineers, we know that it is always inevitable that things will fail: power outage, collapsing bridges, broken communication, plane crashes, etc. The importance is to understand that things will fail, and ensure that we minimize the factors that can cause it to fail, and to understand and take action to prevent future occurrences. As time past, it is easy to forget that, and this ring is here to remind you.
If you let it be a ring, it will always be just a ring. Remember the meaning, and this will be much more - an embodiment of responsibilities, of commitment. Truth be told, I don't know which I will be, only time will tell.
Iron Ring. A symbol of responsibility.