Now coming to academics, last minute studies are truly life-saving along with the photocopy shop that stays open an hour late on the night before exams. The guys at the photocopy shop even know the syllabus of every branch more thoroughly than us.
Also, I realized one thing. That we MUST study to gain knowledge because that is what will help in the long run. Honestly. Don’t study because you need to. Study because knowledge is power. Study because they can never take it away from you. Study because you want to know more. Study because it enhances you. Study because it grows you.
In college, we also have Fests. Fests season is amazing fun. There are two fests - 1) the technical fest, which brings about a realization that we as engineers have no practical and technical knowledge, and 2) the cultural fest, which makes a lot of us realize how talented we are at many other fields and maybe engineering just happened to us. It was never our first choice. We even go on tours and fests of other colleges to bring back laurels to our college.
Coming back to my personal routine, when I sit back and look at my daily schedule, it’s pretty hectic. After a full day of classes from 8 to 5:30, I have dramatics practice from 6 pm to 2 am. Then I return and have to complete assignments and stay updated with my studies. I sleep at 3 or 4 am and find myself up at 7:30 again for an 8 am lecture.
I agree its crazy, but I like my schedule because it’s packed with activities. I prefer it this way because it gives me no time to think and miss home, no time to shed tears over the break up of the 2-year long relationship because long distance didn’t work out. It doesn’t leave time to criticize myself. Overthinking is the reason for half the world’s problems. So if there is no time to think, life’s good.
It's not easy, to stay miles away from home and take decisions by yourself. It is very scary at times. I have found myself awake at 4 am, crying and wondering whether my decisions were right or wrong. Crying to my pillow because I didn’t have my mother's shoulder for that. Held my phone very tight, just how I would hold my boyfriend's hand if it wasn’t a long distance relationship. But it’s helped me understand life and myself better. If you ever want to take advice from a teenager, talk to those teenagers who have wiped their own tears and stayed away from home and realized the struggle of this world. It is then, that we realize the importance of money, friends, time, relationships, the hug from your mom and the home cooked food.
One day it will be your turn. You will leave your home to pursue your ambitions. You will leave your old friends and that special lover behind. You will defy your fear of change, hold your head high and do everything that you once thought was unthinkable and beyond your capabilities. You will then soon emerge stronger, more responsible and independent.
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