The enigma called "COLLEGE"

I wrote down these lines in the agony and pain of studying in our education system. Frustrated to the edge and listening to "Another brick in the wall"

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There it comes again,that dreadful moment. Sunday night.Its 3:00 am. I should be in bed right now,because I have a fucking "class" to attend tomorrow, 8:00 am.

There comes the burden of assignments,reloaded. I was supposed to do a couple of problems for the first class, and bring a log-log graph paper for the second one. I have done neither. Can I skip tomorrow?

Well,the answer is obviously NO. Gotta be a good student, you see. Thats what my parents send me here for. To become a good engineer, to learn stuff, to excell in my career and so on.Naah...I should cut the crap - my attendence is'nt that impressive.

But the weekend blows all this shit out of everybody's mind. Its friday 4:30 pm and whoooaaaaaaaaa !!!
All hell breaks loose. One can see it all...The smirk on everyone's face,that they've successfully (God knows) swam through another week,fulfilling their credits.The happiness and joy is in the air. Its all happening.Reckless madness prevails everywhere...the canteen,the playgrounds,the hostels,the mess...

And then the two days pass by. You really dont know it until its closing time.Weekend are always toooo short.

Yep. The honeymoon gets over. You see ahead the mountain that you have to scale.Sometimes it gets cold and misty,sometimes it throws fire.The very thought of it leaves me miserable.The 5 long days that lie ahead seem an everlasting,daunting task. Another week of lectures. Another week of getting up early. Another week of being ridiculed by Professors.Its a viscious circle,the sarcasm just never ends.

But still we carry on. we are the brave new generation that knows how to live through this madness. We work together. We share, we cooperate,we save each others ass and we sail through the storm. The uphill ride isnt always the most easy one, but it sure makes a man out of us.

The academic credentials we obtain though this tortorous regime are credible. But there's much more to college than this. It defines our professional character. It provides us a peep into the world that lies outside the campus walls. It teaches us how to cope with idiots, how to deal with systems, how to bend rules, how to save our conscience in the midst of the joke that this society is. Its all about finding your own voice in the crowd.

My college is almost over, and this makes me sad. I can't even imagine my life without this schedule.I've been institutionalised. I've learned so much here...

I guess college education is a hell lot more than just academics. It puts you in typical "catch-22" situations,where your moral fibre is questioned. The whole thing seems absurd,but its the truth. You meet people. you get to know that the worls isnt fair. Once the initial shock sets in, you are ready to Rock n Roll. Thats what its all about. Thats the sole education that every body inevitably attains ... how to decide at the crossroads of life !!!

HOW TO DECIDE

Its 3:45 am now.The Proff will definitely kick me out. But I'm not worried. I can handle it. I'll HAVE to handle it. Thats how life is .. once the wheels are set in motion, one has to carry on.

Kudos to the valour of youth and the splendour of a free mind.


THOUGHT OF THE MOMENT :

From "Rang de basanti"

College ke gate ke is taraf hum log duniya ko nachate hai
Aur gate ke us paar duniya hame nachati hai