Dark clouds were up in the sky when I bid farewell to the college. That college, the one which got used to my footsteps as I passed by for the last two years. Yes, it won’t have to hear my taps again. I know I was not faithful to it. Never thought of loving it. Never held it dear. Never found it special although I was possessed by the one I studied earlier.
My mind was full of questions when I entered it first and the questions still remain. “What have I gained from this college?” I think. Still no answer…A post graduate degree, is that all? No, it taught me never to get broken when you are desolated. That no friend is ever reliable. That no enemy is ever perilous. That no truth is ever final.
Yes, it pains when you invest all your hopes and dedication and gains frowns as the interest. It pains to hear the unpredictable words from allies. It pains when you are misjudged. It pains when your honest voice ends up as a wail of hyena in the dark depths of life. Yes, still it pains…
My Bishop Moore as I told earlier possessed me. It still makes tears come to my eyes. I feel again like the child just entering the new world breaking the pupal shell of prejudices. I still stand on its courtyard with eyes filled with wonder. The hopes I cherished when I first entered it to the anguish I pampered when I left it.
Never felt that its so great a place to study when I studied there. But when I behold now, behold to the past, I know my love for Bishop Moore. Although there are sore events to be remembered the contentment that my college offered is unaccountable. The plans made overnight for the coming day. A new celebration each day. Escapades to library. Mischiefs at hostel. Celebration, celebration and more celebration.
I’ve always felt that my college is a living thing. It has emotions and language of its own and I’ve always understood what it conveyed. As Chetan Bhagat said in Five Point Someone “Although I've graduated and passed out my mind is still there”, its still at my dear dearest Bishop Moore.
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