It's 5 Years!

A kid is not so happy being a kid. Every kid wants to grow old and reach a particular age and years later every kid realizes it’s much better to be a kid again. You will never know how much good something is when you are too close to it. A time travel in the past could sometimes bring out the best part of life, but sometimes it brings out Life itself.

College: Everyone enters this part of life with what they have secured in their higher secondary – yes even me, I had a secure friendship which got me in here.

Who I met first? I have an answer though many may not be exact as I am. It all started with hundreds of new faces, smell of fresh books, a watery ground and a compact classroom. As the days passed, the generalized category new faces were classified as Crush, Love and Friends, Corridors and canteen were grouped as hangout spots, nicknames became primary, corridor sights (Juniors/Staffs/ anyone in earth), Birthday cakes and treats, Chocolates, weekend movies, IPL trips, conference calls, Orkut scraps, Gtalk Chats, Long mobile texts, frequent forward mails, group chats, group mails, facebook comments…

Passing food during class hours, talking, laughing and running around with lunch boxes during the lunch hour, ‘saaarrr’ in chorus when class is bored, Clapping hands for ‘Saturday is holiday’ circular, Visiting library only for getting ‘no-due’ form sign, When staff says ‘Don’t talk’ we would say ‘discussing ma’am’, giggling automatically when staff says ‘Get out’, asking more questions and doubts to delay the class tests, debates that ended up in fights, the sleepy guest lectures, funny seminars, Project reviews presentations, playing Hollywood, Association hours, Counter Strike in computer labs and finally lengthy advices from staffs.

There were some words that bring out sheer enthusiasm and sudden rise in spirit: Blue lotus, other college symposiums, Czenia, Culturals, Sports and Annual Days. Sometimes we longed for an Industrial Visit (tour), though we are not blessed with it – we satisfied ourselves with Symposia trips!

Most of them have become obsolete now but I could get a picture of every word with everyone I lived with. I miss them all but you know what I miss the most? Staff saying ‘Attendance please’; you know why? That is the only time you could casually see someone who you wish to and check for the same dress color!

Same as most, I wanted to grow up – get out – earn and enjoy. Every part of life defines you something – this part defined Friends to me. I am proud – I have lived those best days of my life. It was not the same five years back and I am not same as what I am now.

Life is a strange journey from desperateness to awesomeness. It was so simple, simply awesome.