What has happened to me? Sitting for so long and writing is an all time impossible task for me( Except in the Examination Hall!) Now that I have started writing already, I must pen down my thoughts(type would be a better word...no?)
I was just wondering how many things have changed in the past. A previous post deals with the basic situation of not knowing anything about sponsors and then, all of a sudden, becoming aware of the technicalities of the process. Growing up feels amazing. At times, I get a mixed feeling about it.
Priorities change with the passage of time. There used to be a time when watching Scooby-doo used to be of prime importance. Then came the passion of writing with a pen. Discussing the previous day's episode of 'Shaka Laka Boom Boom' was , by rule, mandatory. Then again there was this amazing feeling of getting a 'question paper' and a separate answer sheet in examination. Time brought with itself those carefree moments when Slam Book seemed the most important book in the world. Reading it used to be the fun part.
And then maturity peeped in. Career was an unavoidable thought. Who cared if 'Shaka Laka Boom Boom' was even being telecast or not, next sunday's scholarship test at Naraina or Resonance or Akash had started to seem important. However, 'Roadies' and 'Splitsville' had by this time, taken the place of "SLBB;' and we still had fun in knowing 'who likes whom' Still, most of us were more focused on other important issues-beyond TV shows and slam books.
Lakhmir Singh and Manjit Kaur wrote Bibles-the refreshers! Every single student read that and felt that he/she knew the most in his/her class. Gradually, 'Pradeep's' overtook(T.S.Grewal for the leaders of Commerce!) them. And we have always cursed Mr.Singh and Ms.Kaur for not writing the books for +2. Mr.R D Sharma, however, has always been one with a consistent existence. Every student used to follow the ritual of buying that 'Mathematics' Refresher at the beginning of the year but hardly used it at a time other than a night before examination when nothing would enter the mind and hence, mugging up the solved examples used to be the last option (50% of the question paper was set based on that book...All knew! And the rest 50% was NCERT..)
Ohh..I went too deep explaining that. But long story cut short, our focus had changed.
Now that I look back, I see a series of changes in that 'changed focus' itself. Meeting friends, missing childhood, facing a bit more of politics have occupied the front scenario. They now seem more important. I have learned to value people around me Ha! Changes! I have slowly started to fall in love with newspapers. This blog in itself is a sign of improvement in me. A few years back, I hated writing even the basic Leave Application during examination for the very reason that it demanded something beyond what was given in the books( we had to write one ourselves). I found that boring. But something has surely exorcized that.
So, as I focus on a few more changes that have occurred, I believe I should make a sudden change to this post and stop writing. Other wise a new change in my blog will occur and people will most probably STOP visiting this URL.
PS- This post, written in such a manner, can definitely not arrive at any conclusion. Please suggest a few.
I was just wondering how many things have changed in the past. A previous post deals with the basic situation of not knowing anything about sponsors and then, all of a sudden, becoming aware of the technicalities of the process. Growing up feels amazing. At times, I get a mixed feeling about it.
Priorities change with the passage of time. There used to be a time when watching Scooby-doo used to be of prime importance. Then came the passion of writing with a pen. Discussing the previous day's episode of 'Shaka Laka Boom Boom' was , by rule, mandatory. Then again there was this amazing feeling of getting a 'question paper' and a separate answer sheet in examination. Time brought with itself those carefree moments when Slam Book seemed the most important book in the world. Reading it used to be the fun part.
And then maturity peeped in. Career was an unavoidable thought. Who cared if 'Shaka Laka Boom Boom' was even being telecast or not, next sunday's scholarship test at Naraina or Resonance or Akash had started to seem important. However, 'Roadies' and 'Splitsville' had by this time, taken the place of "SLBB;' and we still had fun in knowing 'who likes whom' Still, most of us were more focused on other important issues-beyond TV shows and slam books.
Lakhmir Singh and Manjit Kaur wrote Bibles-the refreshers! Every single student read that and felt that he/she knew the most in his/her class. Gradually, 'Pradeep's' overtook(T.S.Grewal for the leaders of Commerce!) them. And we have always cursed Mr.Singh and Ms.Kaur for not writing the books for +2. Mr.R D Sharma, however, has always been one with a consistent existence. Every student used to follow the ritual of buying that 'Mathematics' Refresher at the beginning of the year but hardly used it at a time other than a night before examination when nothing would enter the mind and hence, mugging up the solved examples used to be the last option (50% of the question paper was set based on that book...All knew! And the rest 50% was NCERT..)
Ohh..I went too deep explaining that. But long story cut short, our focus had changed.
Now that I look back, I see a series of changes in that 'changed focus' itself. Meeting friends, missing childhood, facing a bit more of politics have occupied the front scenario. They now seem more important. I have learned to value people around me Ha! Changes! I have slowly started to fall in love with newspapers. This blog in itself is a sign of improvement in me. A few years back, I hated writing even the basic Leave Application during examination for the very reason that it demanded something beyond what was given in the books( we had to write one ourselves). I found that boring. But something has surely exorcized that.
So, as I focus on a few more changes that have occurred, I believe I should make a sudden change to this post and stop writing. Other wise a new change in my blog will occur and people will most probably STOP visiting this URL.
PS- This post, written in such a manner, can definitely not arrive at any conclusion. Please suggest a few.
Nice article shagun
ReplyDeletebut i must comment i didnt buy NCERT in 12 th class :) I studied from manjeet singh :)
scored 95 :P
Thanks Shekhar bhaiya :)
ReplyDeleteU surely did score that well :):)