Har Ek Friend Zaroori Hota Hai..!!!

    Such a nice phrase. But gen X don't understand it. For the past few months I've been going out with a different set of friends every weekend. This weekend I was supposed to go out with my new "college" friends. But mom didn't let me. She was like "I don't understand your concept of friendship! How many friends can a person have? And I don't think they will be with you forever. But the knowledge you gain at this age will help you forever." I, on  the other hand didn't understand any of her questions. I socialize a lot and I want to have fun. I don't care if they 'll be with me till doomsday but I just wanna enjoy as long as it lasts. But for a moment I thought if my mom was right. Was it right to have a huge gang of just friends and no one intimate? A few days later I caught this really good song in an ad for airtel. The song starts like this "chai ke liye jaisa toast hota hai, vaise har ek friend zaroori hota hai" (every friend is important just like we have toast with coffee). Who was I kidding when I thought if it wasn't right to have so many friends? It fits just fine!

     I do accept that teenagers today don't have the "We'll be friends forever" type friends, although we do send everyone texts which says beautiful quotes sometimes boring ones too. I'm sure at least a few really good friend 'll stick with me till the end. But I'm also sure the whole lot won't have contact with me till the end. But who cares! When my mom on the one hand didn't understand the concept of  having a lot of friends, I didn't understand the concept of having just one friend. Isn't there a proverb which goes like this "The More The Merrier"? I have different friends with whom I share different interests with. With some I share the same taste of music, with some I share my secrets, with some I discuss stuff related to studies so on and so forth. We all have a hi-bye friend whom you just see everyday and just greet them but a friend none the less. And if that person throws a party for his or her birthday why shouldn't I go?

    This is the day's trend. The ad has rightly cited today's youth in the best possible way. I'm really addicted to the song! My mom gives me a stare every time I sing that song (which isn't because of my bad voice), but then har ek friend zaroori hota hai yaar! :)

-Shreeji

Disappointments...!!

        Its been only a week since my college has started and I do know its too early to tell anything about it. But I must say, my first impression wasn't exactly what I thought it would be. So to speak, all my friends were quite disappointed, at least those who have joined the same college as I have.

        I'm sure everyone has a dream of how their college life would be. It is something that higher secondary students, especially in tamil nadu, long for. But I guess things never happen the way one wants it to be. The following are few things that school students think how college life is gonna be...

       First thing what everyone thinks is that one need not study in college. But let me tell you people, its the biggest lie told by our parents and our teachers. Everyone from the dean of placement to your tutor will make you study. You 'll be surprised to see that students are actually willing to learn by referring books from the library! Everyone will be shy and reluctant to mingle. They will prefer to be with books rather than socialise and have friends. There wont be a single known face. Even if you did know people in your class they will act in a very unusual way which will make you think lonely or rebellious. One very disappointing thing would be that there is no ragging. I'm sure you think that I must be happy for that, but what is college life without some drama mixed with it? Seniors are almost scared of us.

      Remember this, college isn't like the ones they show in movies. First day you talk to a few people and they are your friends for life? No! Teachers won't be comedy pieces whom you can make fun of behind their back. You have to write records even here which actually carries marks. Its not all about innovation and smart work but also includes hard work. As the day breaks and I get ready to go to college once again, I can only hope it gets better or that my acceptance to what is there in front of me increases.

-Shreeji

 

(Hope I choose the right one)