Dear Batch 2k18,
It is that time of the journey, when we can see the glimpse of our destination approaching, when our car starts to slow down but we are too comfortable in our seats that we want to just pause the moment and live it all. The rear-view mirror says, “Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear”. Truly, It all feels yesterday when our journey just began, when we first met our unknown co-passengers, feeling a little uncomfortable and having a world of doubts about the whole journey. However, deep in our hearts, we knew that the journey is going to be adventurous , how can’t it be ? We were going through the high mountains and low valleys with beautiful rivers around us. But the results are better and more crazier than expected. It’s not that the journey was not tough. First of all, there was a major overhaul and we have to change our vehicles after our 1st long ride and then when everything seems to be working just fine, something broke down, something of which we had no idea what it was? something that was supposed to be a minor issue but turns out to be a total engine failure. The whole world seems to stop, but did it stop us ? I believe not. In the midst of all that chaos, we found within us a ray of calm, a pursuit of happiness. Modes changed, but we kept chit-chatting with our co-passengers, who were not so unknown anymore, forgetting all the problems we had. And then finally, after a long-long eternal wait, when we were just on the verge on losing all hopes to start our car, a miracle happened.
Sometimes, we wished there were easier times, smoother roads, but hey, didn’t we signed up for adventure.? Moreover, the journey is meaningful in proportion to the challenges we overcome. No challenges, No meaning. Didn’t we hear that “Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations”
It is that time of the journey, when we have to ready our goodbyes, with tears in our eyes and a smile on the face. During our journey, we made several bonds, many people came, many went by but a few stayed. Once unknown passengers, now these are the people without whom we can’t imagine our life. It is those idiots, the goodbyes are going to be hardest. They say, “Change is the only constant” but we know the bonds we made here are going to live through time & space. Always & Forever. We all have our own versions of stories, but one thing that transcends them all is LOVE.
During this journey, we also found special someones. Maybe it was our teen-age or it was just in the air, but what we felt was out of the world. Most of us, never got the courage to speak to that someone and within the courageous one, some came out victorious and some died a martyr. It seems it was easier to survive the pandemic than the courage required to open up to someone. It is that time of the journey, when we gather up all the courage and tell people how we feel.
Here we are, the car approaching the destination, the engine seems to slow down. Getting ready for the one final mile together. At the destination, awaits our next journey, a journey that will again start the same way. It is time to look at the windshield and move forward. Along the way, we left some people behind, new people came in, just like a tree shading its leaves every autumn to make way for new ones, we ,also, must go on to make way for the next ones.
If someone asks me, “ What is happiness ? “. My answer will always be, “ This is it, This is it, This is it. ”
Hey Alexa, play, ” Yaaron Dosti Badi hi Haseen Hai .. !! “
TᗯIᑎ ᖇEᗩᒪITY 