BECAUSE ITS JUST THE BEGINNING!!!!!!
As soon as you enter class
12, a question pops up. “What next? What course do you want to do? Which
college do you wanna go to?” That time you handle the situation somehow, but
once the class is over and the results are out, tension begins.
For
an outstation student like me, coming to Delhi was a big decision. I didn’t
realise that living away from my family will be so difficult back then, as I
can feel it now. Leaving home meant leaving behind the secure environment I was
brought up in, and entering into the real world; knowing that my family was not
going to be there to share every single of my joys or sorrows, or will be there
to witness any of my accomplishments and pick me up as I stumbled and fell
while taking a new step. Was I okay with it? The honest answer, “No.” Am I
ready to take up this challenge? “I have to give this a try!”
It’s
been two months I’ve been staying alone now. It has its pros and cons. It has
taught me to be independent and how to tackle every situation with patience.
Everyday I look forward to go to college and meet my new friends, but more than
that I await coming back; coming back and meeting my friends in the PG, my
roommates, my new family.
Staying
at home, I could have never experienced something like this. But now, as I have
stepped out of my home, I realise its value more than ever. The comfort that
you get in your own home is something that you cannot get anywhere else.There
is no one to boost your morale during stress,no one to wake you up in the
morning and no one to ensure that I don’t compromise on my health.Every single
morning, I count days when I will get to go back home, spend time with my
parents, eat the home-made food, and sleep in my own bed. I had never realised
that even the mere presence of my family around me is itself a booster and a
survival vibe.
This
shift has been a very enlightening experience. It has made me a much more
responsible and brave from the person who I used to be. It has trained me to be
patient, more understanding and taught me to take all of life’s challenges in a
stride. It now hits me that there is no use of getting scared of petty things.
Everything will fall into place with the passage of time. All that is needed is
to get up and face every hurdle with a smile on my face. I believe that it is
just the beginning. A much more beautiful journey awaits!
Written by: Jahnvi Gupta
(Edited by: Tanvi Khanduja)
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