Assuming a span of 60 years before we have a lift-off, the spectrum of Homo sapiens immunized from impoverishment, enjoy the privilege of spending half their life being nurtured in a school of thought. Never in our tender age, would we have realized that a walk along with our parents grappling their index fingers, repeating after them, A for apple, B for boy,.. would one day lead the road to take a WALK on one of the most unforgettable moments in our life- the Graduation Day.
Yet to accomplish many things, with my graduation and me poles apart, I decided to step into the shoes of the black gown clad intellectuals just to capture their musings before the final moments of their degree conferral. Seated along with equally accomplished peers, a sense of overwhelming happiness would have rushed in, only to be lulled by the gentle spicing of the Philharmonic. After scanning for the familiar faces and match-lit conversations, mind would have wandered to the humble beginnings where they had to start from scratch, their one –step rise on a near 90 degree slope hill tripped down by 2 step setbacks, conviction to stay afloat in the sinking submarine, racing against time to meet the deadlines,…the flashes of the past suddenly takes a back seat with the marching of the faculties to the tune of Edward Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance March No 1.
Walking down the aisle, receiving the degree and tossing the tassel from one side of the mortarboard to the other, the verve of accomplishment can never be captured in a 24mm lens or be elegantly put down in words.You live only once to experience it.
7 comments:
There is a new commentator in our midst. I’ve enjoyed remarking on your blog, but I must now depart gracefully to make way for our new comrade. I hope that you’re never afflicted with writer’s block.
Saying goodbye only hurts when you don't want to say it. Goodbye.
Secret aficionada
Hey S.A.
Enjoyed reading your perceptive comments. Keep them flowing. Cut the crap of gracious departure
Dr.Anon
Congrats on your recent conferral. Wishes for your future conferral
The graduation was exciting, but it was the events before that lead to the graduation that were memorable. The every day happenings at school, the joy shared with friends, the small things that go unnoticed in anormal day life, but things that u remember when u turn back the pages of ur life. Its more of a salute to all the gud times we shared with the people around us when we studied at that Univ than to the degree itself.
so when are u going to do the 'catwalk' dude ?? :)
Dey Anand
I agree with you, the things that you do, the relationship that you build during your pursual of the degree makes it a rewarding experience, but its the degree that takes you places
D.M.
Let me first try to walk , then I shall do the catwalk
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