It’s like a miracle to me……
I feel like, it was yesterday, that I joined my first year of engineering.
And now, people call me….. “THE FINAL YEAR GAL”.
And honestly! It’s a privilege and I enjoy being called so…..
Because it’s the only privilege, that I had the chance of enjoying, in my college.
Unlike the other colleges, we never had culturals, ragging, creative events etc. We had symposiums, ofcourse..But that wasn’t enough for us..was it????
Basically, all the fun elements and creativity were cut off, in the name of the so called “College jargons” like “strictness, discipline” etc.,
I personally feel,that discipline/dignity/self-esteem/attitude or whatever you call it, should be possessed by oneself!
And it can never be pushed upon oneself…..
And that’s what these people are trying to do.Never mind…we cared little about these problems.
The other day, I remember asking one of my junior in my bus about ragging.[conversation below]
ME: Hey poorni, See.. I’ve now become a final year! [Hurrah!]
POORNI: So what?
[ I should have stopped with this. But silly me... I didn't. ]
ME: Well….u know na ?….that we all will leave within a few weeks..
POORNI: Yes….So..?
ME: So… I thought…may be…or just may be…. we people might rag u gals, for just once. What do u say?
POORNI: [She was already in fits of laughter]
Akka….That’s a good idea….But the problem is…Do you really
know, how to do the ragging stuff?
[My Conscience]: That’s a good question. I actually don’t know!
ME: Hey [with a pretended angry look, which didn't come out very well]
U dunno about the terror CSE dept and “The other side of
me”…grrrrrr….
POORNI: Don’t worry ka….I’ll know about your “Other Side” sometime later. Right now I’m very tired… [haaaaaaaaaaaaaa.....]
[Saying so she dozed of.....]
This is just a single bulb, out of, several of the bulb factories that I owned in college…..Never mind…..Where was I?
Yeah….So what did I gain then? ….by taking up a professional course, paying for it and taxing myself to clear all the papers, that I had?
Is it knowledge? …wisdom? ….nah….I can’t even build a simple software, that could be marketed…So what is it all about?
Well…. There are a few things ,that I learnt in college…..
I learnt how to sleep in bus, without falling from the seat. I even mastered the art of standing and sleeping….
I learnt how to eat snacks, right in middle of the class with my mouth shut.
I learnt to sleep, with eyes open…….and similar life-saving survival skills and management skills…[If u can't convice them, confuse them types ]
And I also learnt some theoretical knowledge about stuff like OS, DBMS, N/W, OOPS, SE etc., but never had the chance of applying them practically, to really understand……what all this stuff, is about.
The Anna University syllabus pattern was like a buffet system in hotels.
We had so many varieties, that has to be eaten in an extremely short span of time….So we kept running and taking only the cream of the items….to know what it would be like …and never had the chance of digging and eating completely, one full item!
Confusing eh? …What I meant was, we never had “in depth” knowledge about any single subject…..
We all knew something about everything ….but not everything about something….
But the best part of my college life was……bonding with my fellow mates……my friends……The ones that I laughed with, cried with, struggled with, enjoyed with, played with, jumped with……[it's a never ending list].
The course of life…… may take us apart, but the bond that exists between us will continue forever!
I read somewhere, that friends are siblings that god forgot to give us…..and I’m glad……that I’ve gained, many such siblings in my college.
And I’m really going to miss them all…..But for now, we r trying to make the best of our final year….inspite of all the restrictions……
BECAUSE…..this is THE YEAR………….to be cherished………… for the rest of our lives…….
I dedicate this wonderful song to “The Final Years” all over the world.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRJ1eGQ9ftA
[A MUST HEAR SONG.........]
