Ravings of a Frustrated Student...

"Mummy, mummy, may I go for Cricket???"

These were the words uttered by Ravi, the only son in an Indian Middle Class Family, a tenth class student.

His Mom replied, "What? Again Cricket!!! You were playing cricket the whole of morning. Even yesterday, you played the whole day. Isn't that enough???"

As if all the elements were against him today, his Dad enters the room at the same time. He looks at Ravi and says, "Look, son! Your 10th class is a most important milestone in your life. If you clear your 10th with flying colors, your life is as good as settled. So just work hard for these exams and after the exams you can enjoy as much as you want!!"

On hearing his father explaining to him in such comforting and soothing words, Ravi feels the importance of his studies and studies hard for his 10th... To his credit, he clears his 10th with such a high score that he can be counted among the best students in his school.

I am sure, most of us have gone through a variation of the above conversation in our lives. And many of us even believed it so much that we put our heart and soul into studying, forgoing all of our other enjoyments.

After all that studying, we come out of our last exam with just one thought in mind

"FREE! FREE!! FREE!!!"

But before we even start thinking of enjoying our freedom, we are asked to join a good Intermediate college with IIT, AIEEE and EAMCET!!!

Let me describe how it was for me....

Apr 27th my 10th exams got completed. My dad took me to Narayana IIT Academy and we went and met the then Principal directly. I was not that frightened about the interview nor much hesitating about joining the academy. But by the end of the interview, I was so low down that I hated myself for coming to the interview.

The reason was not that I had failed the interview, but that because I had noticed a small scrap of paper put up in the Notice Board.

"Classes are scheduled to start from May 6th and attendance from the first day is compulsory."

Now think of the disappointment that flooded me on reading this!!!

Where the hell did the enjoyment period go???

2 years of study again with almost no enjoyment ensued. OK OK! If I say no enjoyment then some of my friends would feel bad. But, guys!!! Please dont forget the "almost" there...

Fast Forward...

Again in 12th, the same old story... Dad will repeat the same lines with the small change that he replaces 10th with 12th...

After the 12th exams, 4 months of enjoyment!!!

Well, thats what we were promised.. But by the time we attended scores of mock counsellings and visiting double the number of colleges, two months just go up in a whiff! And then the EAMCET Counselling... 

Once, we are done with that, we see that we have to roam around the college for one more month to finish all the formalities. Well, thats what we are promised, and again it eats up the remaining of our hols!

In B. Tech., we say, "To hell with all this, I am gonna enjoy without any thought for studies now!"

And what happens? The first year percentage goes down. Again the age old counsellings, threats, taunts, rebukes and humiliation...

We understand that we made a mistake by focusing only on enjoyment and not on studies.

That means we go back to our studies again. With a heavy heart, we go to our books knowing full well, that the promised salvation is just a dream which will never come true..

Once your B. Tech. is completed, you search for a job. No, self respecting company would allow you to enjoy while paying you to work. So, Job and then a Family of your own.

In the end, you get the time to enjoy only in your old age. And at that time, you don't have the capability to enjoy.

But whats life when you do not have any enjoyment as you were promised since childhood???

So, guys! Wake Up! enjoy every moment of your life. Never wait for a special time that would be gifted to you, specially set asif\de for your enjoyment!

ENJOY YOUR LIFE ALL THE TIME!!!!!