Namaste everyone!
It feels
great seeing all the "akkas" (that's the way teachers are addressed at TVSA) together after almost a month and a half. And friends,
though we keep seeing each other and having fun every other day, its always a pleasure
to be midst you. Well, today the roles have been reversed. For a change the akkas are
listening to me and I am here facing everyone. This doesn't happen very often
and so, let me tell you something interesting. (Smiles)
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| TVS Academy, Hosur Photo courtesy : Vidya akka |
It was June 2010 when I was formally inducted in the 11th Grade of our school. The 10 years before that, all of our school education had fun and studies in equal proportion but the two years after that, I knew that school life would be more purposeful and focused. For a change, all extra and co-curricular activities had to take a back seat and studies would eat up a major portion of time, both at school and home. Though the change was for our own good, we seldom realize that fact then. We've all heard such phrases, “Crucial Point of life”, “Career-defining point”, “Turning point of life” so many times over the past year and a half that they have become more monotonous than the cliches of our English books. (Smiles)
With all the peer pressure and sweet distractions mounting high on our backs, we somehow did pull ourselves through. The journey wasn't a bed of roses neither was it an epic struggle. Let me just say that there were some tough times which were complemented by some happy ones, which made it al the more special!
During this journey, we almost spent 6-8 hours a day with you. Its another story if we listened to you or not. 'Physically present, but mentally absent' was the usual trend most of the times. Despite all the pranks we were up to and the troubles we got into, we always had you to scold us, support us and finally get us out of the trouble-spot. Well, its just sad to realize that from now on we are on our own. Not entirely though. If need may come, I'm sure you'll lend a helping hand to whoever asks for it. Its really been a pleasure getting tutored, not only about academics but also about the more important lessons of life from all of you. "Thank you" is too small a word to express our gratitude.
Now to my friends, I would like to dedicate this quote by George Elliot.
"Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love."
We may have fought over petty things, had our share of misunderstandings and ego issues, but out there in the huge world there's one bond that unites all of us and that is "TVS Academy". On the contrary, we could have made our best friends here, grown fond of one-another and who knows? May have even found the love of our lives too ! These bonds are those which make memories and memories make up a lifetime. I do hope that, we will surely be rewarded for whatever effort we have put in. And almost every one of us
will be relieved that the all important exams have ended, or in my words, “The
Tornado has subsided!” From now on, we may take up different paths or may end
up in the same college & in the same hostel room. Either ways, one thing is more or less sure – Life will be way different from the school life we've been
having for the past 14 years.
| Farewell ! |
On a concluding note, to all my friends I say this – “There are means, other than Facebook and Twitter to keep in touch” (which is meeting, personally ) and to all my Akkas here, “I will always remain Yours Obediently ..!” (inspired by the many leave letters written).
