College… It is a dream every child cherishes from very young, even before he or she reaches high school! The stage where each one of us sheds our skin as a girl or a boy and gear ourselves to adorn the hat of a woman or a man. A place where we will no more have parents and teachers rushing to our sides when we have petty fights with our friends. A place where friendship acquires a newer meaning. And most of all, a place where there are no more punishments for unkempt hair or one plait and unpolished shoes or uniforms not ironed [It used be a nightmare of every school student!].
College life can be like a roller coaster ride, either taken in the best or the worst sense. We need to tread carefully across this stage, as we are more prone to falter and fall. It is that stage of life where we are neither children nor complete adults. We get to at last vote, watch adult movies [!!], swipe credit cards, drive cars and ride bikes. But we cannot buy a house, sign high level documents or even escape from EXAMS. A totally baffling stage according to me. In college we can dare to crawl till the edge. Either we would have been scared of the edge before college, in school or we would be scared of the fall once out of college, in the society.
Teachers here [henceforth professors!] play a pivotal role in shaping up a student. If we manage to get into their good books, then we are saved from many of the consequences of being an ‘unruly child’ in their lingo! They can be devils if they want to but when it comes to being an angel, I think a real angel would have to hide her face in shame in front of them. We all would have had our own school teachers’ experiences and encounters.
Friends are an inevitable part of college life. I have seen so many people isolating themselves from the class and be in a world of their own in school. This is just next to impossible in college. They become so important that almost every action of ours would be centered on catching their favor or maybe just to amuse them. So much so that scoring good marks may also be to win a bet with a friend! They are the people we can trust and sometimes it might get bitter. But that is where our common sense needs to interfere; to get friends who will match our wavelength and be with us throughout, rain or shine.
Finally I am forced to conclude this blog by only wishing everyone out there a great life. As my college starts tomorrow, the excitement in me is just struggling to pour out! We shall all come out as men and women, serve the humanity in whichever way and leave a mark behind us when we leave the planet. And this is what every college aims to achieve for its students. All through the way I will forever be grateful to my school teachers and well wishers who have helped me cross the stage of girlhood in the most beautiful way and are always wishing the best for all of us…
