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You haven't read any literature about baptism or spoken with someone about his/her own baptism it would appear.
Baptism is a ridiculous formality if you are an unbeliever. However, if you are a believer, baptism is a physical act/expression demonstrating one's old self being buried (under the water) and the new self brought to life (pulled out from the water). It is highly symbolic yet profound when one's heart is in the right place and the setting is in accordance with that feeling. It is very meaningful in the Christian faith. Just so you know in advance, most churches consider baptism highly required yet they don't provide a sacred setting for the person being baptized. The church knows very little about the word 'sacred.'
Some Christian leaders inform as many people as they can that the act of baptism is literally required before one dies.
Think of baptism like an act of marriage with God. It's the same with wedding rings: The man/woman exchange rings as a physical act of matrimony and unity (even though the relationship and love already exist). Likewise, baptism is marriage with God in a sense. It is a putting to death of our desires and conscientous decision to concede to the will of God for now on.
It is also an act of cleansing (thus the water), only its not meant to wash the outside but instead the soul itself.
It all depends on your heart. If you find meaning in the act then do it. If you don't then by all means you should not do it.

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Go for a walk through the woods
Hike to the top of a mountian
Gaze upon the vast landscapes
Run your hands through a creek
Smell a the wild flowers in the breeze
This is where you find God...Not inside a man made building.

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