Life's tough!!

Hi,

This is one thought that I always had in my mind.

One of my cousin in his younger days wanted to be a crow.Any guesses for such a thought? Because crows do not go to school daily like him. Such an innocent thought at such an innocent age. Did we all think in that way when we were going to nursery school? I think many of us had such kind of thought when we were young. At least in my case I was sure that I had such thoughts in my mind.I did not want to go to nursery school when I was young.

When I moved to another school, I wanted to go to the school on those days when there was sports and games. When I was studying 4-5th, I could see my seniors who were studying on 8-9th classes playing cricket after the school days. Since we were kids, we were not allowed to play with them in the school ground. So I wanted to grow up faster so that I could play cricket in school ground. We got a chance to play when we were in 8-9th classes but then I wanted to have a bicycle. Many of my friends had it during that time and I wanted one. But I didn't get one.

In the tenth standard all the teachers were giving us special attention. They wanted us to do well not just for our sake but for the sake of school. I remember sisters telling us about it every now and then when they got a chance. So it was a really hectic time at school. I was a studious student and I think most of the teachers liked me.They were all ladies except one drill master.:-)

We just wanted to get out of the school and join a college. Since we were in a convent school it was very strict. So I wanted to enjoy the freedom in college after completing my 10th.

Life was quite different in college. There was more freedom in college days but then there was again pressure to do well in studies. All wanted to get into get good colleges for engineering or medicine. I also wanted to get in to get in to an engineering as that appeared to be the safe option of the lot. Of course it was not the first option but I was afraid to take risk. So I just followed the pack and I did not know anything about any branches of engineering when I joined for engineering. So any branch was OK for me. My suggestion for all the students preparing for engineering or be any other higher studies is to learn more about the options that you have got before coming to a decision. Once you make a decision, you cannot go back and change it. Its going to be with you for your life time. EVERYONE NEED NOT TURN TO ENGINEERING OR MEDICINE, there is lot more in life than being engineer or doctor.

Once I was in engineering college, next main pressure was to get a good job.But that thought came to me quite late in college and so I suffered like anything after completing my engineering. Only thing that I would like to treasure about my college days is few friends with whom I keep in touch even now.Few of them are for life time and they know and I know it.:-)There are places where I could have done better but there's nothing that I can do about it,right? Life just moves on. When I think of those days, I think I can make Chetan Bhagat proud by writing a book like Five Point SomeOne..(Sorry Mr.Bhagat). I know not everyone can become Mr. Bhagat, but can I?Don't know.But lets see where my life take me. I just want to move with the tide and not fight with it.I just wanna survive and make most of my life..:-)