Opposite my house in Calcutta was a school and in my room was a window through which I used to see the school life once upon a time -- during the times when I was in college and used to miss those beautiful days and wanted to go back to my school life. Somehow,one day, I closed that window. Why? I am still to find an answer.
Today I saw some small children while looking outside my bed-side window going to school, seemed it was the first day of their school. Some were smiling, while some were talking to each other; some looked sad, while some were crying.
With this sight, memories of my first day of going to school rushed towards my heart, seemed they were tired of waiting to come to my present days of life.
I remember how I was excited and nervous to go inside the school gate, but somehow, I was crying (don't know why though) and I repeatedly told my Mother-- take me home, I don't want to go to school. She kept on telling me, don't cry, you ain't going away from me forever, I am right here, waiting for you outside the school gate. And then when the day got over, I came running out of the school gate and my Mother embraced me.
When I look into my today's life, its like that first day of school everyday, the only difference is I don't cry, may be I have grown too old for that.
Here I am today, leading life everyday like the first day of school- excited, nervous and passionate - enthusiastic to face a new day, a new beginning and to face new challenges.
As much as I wish to go back to my school life
for it sounds like a dream,
today
I don't go to School
but
I go to Life,
everyday
I step inside the Life's gate
where
new challenges and beginnings await
where
excitement, nervousness and passion await,
for I embrace them
with enthusiasm.
Amit Gupta.
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