FROM TEENS TO ADULTS .. A NEW BEGINNING

yeeahhh… finally the day had arrived. It was my first day of college. The First day of new experience, new friends, unknown course and unknown people. I was little excited, little worried but was very happy. Many plans were knitting in my head. How to introduce myself? How to ask others for any query? How to sit? With whom to talk? And how to control my excitement. It was all going in my mind since a week before the college began. I was super excited. My dad dropped me at the college gate. He wished me good luck for the first day as if I was going for a war. Still, I thank him and entered in the new chapter of my life.

But where to proceed? The campus was so huge. I didn’t know where to go. I was hesitating to ask. What if he/she started ragging me? Or tell me a wrong path? So, I decided to search the architecture block on my own. I kept on walking and finally got the building. I was late, about 20 minutes. I ran to the class but no one was there. I asked the guard, he said “oh you are the first one, wait-wait; everyone will come soon.” Dam it. What to do now? A senior passed by, he saw me and asked “first year?” I nodded. He laughed and asked me to come along. I denied. He said not to worry, no ragging. Still I denied. He went away. I took a deep breath.  But my happiness was for just few seconds.

 That guy came along with a gang of 10-11 people. Everyone looking at me and laughing. Some asking my name, some planning how to rag me and some just trying to initiate conversation with me. I, like a poor chap, looking at them, little scared but fully confident.  I answered calmly. I introduced myself a hundred times. It was a limit. Now, I stopped answering, I refused to speak. They all understood and gave strange looks and went away. Pheww!! Some more people came in. But thankfully, they were my batch mates. We all introduced ourselves to each other. I told them about my ragging or introductory session. They all were scared now. I was not. I had achieved control over my fear. Gradually, more people came in, more talks, more intro’s, more laughs, more excitement.

The teacher also arrived; he introduced us to the college, to the course, to our new life. It was a great speech; I still remember each and every word till now. One very important line he said “you will achieve everything you desire, only when you are true to yourself and to your profession. That honesty and hard work has to be in your blood.”  I was feeling so proud to be in that arena. I wanted to explore, to expand and to create. But it was not so fast and easy. For that I have to cross a journey of five years of grabbing and absorbing architecture and next few years to perform the correct and the best of me. Then only I can achieve what I aspire.

Oh god, what was happening to me? There was so enthusiasm in my mind. I was just so full with it. No matter I was unaware of how to start, how to work or how to let myself flow in this field. But I want this. I have to achieve ‘IT’. But what was that I want to achieve??  It was still unanswered and not at all thought of.