I left home early today. The weather was beautiful. Not raining, but like it will rain any moment. And this is the perfect weather for me. I always feel that its more beautiful before it rains than when it actually does. The early morning time, the weather and me travelling on a rickshaw took me back in time. It made feel like I am going to college. And that made me so nostalgic but happy!
Its been three years since I started working & I absolutely love working but even today I miss college as much I missed it three years ago. It was the most beautiful phase of my life. College gave me a sense of identity, a direction, a purpose, a confidence to make my own choices & hell lot of friends. College changed me forever. And for the better.
It was the place which made me realise that when you really wanna do something, you do it. Come what may. When we used to have a production shoot lined up in two hours and we used to be doing our set, we knew that this set has to be put up, even if we don't have more than half the things to put it up. It was clear that it has to be done, even if it meant begging, borrowing or stealing things. This taught me what "Never say die" really means.
It was the place which helped me to zoom out & see things from a larger perspective. It taught me patience & persistence. I know I am not very patient in lot of things but I am extremely patient & persistent in many.It taught me to be humble & arrogant at the same time. It taught me to have a sense of clarity. It taught me how to live & love life minus the bullshit & pretence. It taught me say "yes". It taught me to say "no". And above all it taught me team spirit.
College gave me the confidence to take risks. The courage to put things at stake. And to go for the bait when the stakes are high.It taught me that its ok to make mistakes as long as you think that you have the strength to face the consequences.
It was the place where I met some of the most amazing people. People who were so comfortable in their own skin. All of them taught me how to live life on my own terms & be comfortable & proud of who I am.
It was the place which taught me how to be proud of being a girl, a woman or a lady whatever u may wanna call it. I was always happy that god made me a girl. But college taught me to be proud of it. And i don't mean college made me a feminist. I work with all men & I consider myself lucky for it. Some of the most amazing & genuine people I know today are men. But college made me confident enough to go ask for a pink stapler for my office table. I am a girl, I am proud of it & I am not shy about expressing it.
College made who I am & I truely love myself. So all the more reasons to smile while thinking about the most enriching period of my life.
