Gone are the days when the school reopened in June, and we settled in our new desks and benches. Gone are the days when we queued up in the book depot and got our new books and notes. Gone are the days when we wanted two Sundays and no Mondays, yet managed to line up daily for the morning prayers.
Gone are the days when we learned writing with slates and pencils, and progressed to fountain pens, ball pens, and then micro tips. Gone are the days when we began drawing with crayons and evolved to color pencils and finally sketch pens.
Gone are the days when we started calculating first with tables, then with Clarke's tables, and advanced to calculators and computers. Gone are the days when we chased one another in the corridors during intervals and returned to the classrooms drenched in sweat.
Gone are the days when we had lunch in classrooms, corridors, playgrounds, under the trees, and even in cycle sheds. Gone are the days when all the colors in the world decorated the campus on the Second Saturdays.
Gone are the days when a single P.T. period in the week's timetable was awaited more eagerly than the monsoons. Gone are the days when cricket was played with writing pads as bats, and neckties and socks rolled into balls.
Gone are the days when a few played "kabadi" and "Kho-Kho" in the scorching sun, while others simply played "book cricket" in the confines of the classroom. Gone are the days of fights but no conspiracies, of competitions but seldom jealousy.
Gone are the days when we used to watch live cricket telecast in the opposite house during intervals and lunch breaks. Gone are the days when a few rushed at 3:45 to "conquer" window seats on our school bus. Gone are the days while a few others had "Big Fun," "gulfi ice," ice creams, and "pepsi!" at 4 o'clock.
Gone are the days of Sports Day, the annual School Day, and the one-month long preparations for them. Gone are the days of the stressful Quarterly, Half-Yearly, and Annual Exams, and the most enjoyed holidays after them.
Gone are the days of tenth and twelfth standards when we spent almost the whole year writing revision tests. Gone are the days we learned, we enjoyed, we played, we won, we lost, we laughed, we cried, we fought, we thought.
Gone are the days with so much fun in them, so many friends, so much experience, all this and more. Gone are the days when we used to talk for hours with our friends. Now we don't have time to say hi.
Gone are the days when we played games on the road. Now we code on the road with a laptop. Gone are the days when we saw stars shining at night. Now we see stars when our code doesn't work.
Gone are the days when we sat to chat with friends on grounds. Now we chat in chat rooms. Gone are the days where we studied just to pass. Now we study to save our job.
Gone are the days where we had no money in our pockets and fun-filled in our hearts. Now we have the ATM as well as a credit card but with an empty heart. Gone are the days where we shouted on the road. Now we don't shout even at home.
Gone are the days where we got lectures from all. Now we give lectures to all. Gone are the days, but not the memories, which will be lingering in our hearts forever and ever and ever and ever and ever.
No matter how busy you are, don't forget to live the life that still exists. It will not be there forever. Hope you had a pinch of your golden/olden memories... LIKE WHAT I HAD :) :)
From India, Bangalore
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7Gone are the days when we learned writing with slates and pencils, and progressed to fountain pens, ball pens, and then micro tips. Gone are the days when we began drawing with crayons and evolved to color pencils and finally sketch pens.
Gone are the days when we started calculating first with tables, then with Clarke's tables, and advanced to calculators and computers. Gone are the days when we chased one another in the corridors during intervals and returned to the classrooms drenched in sweat.
Gone are the days when we had lunch in classrooms, corridors, playgrounds, under the trees, and even in cycle sheds. Gone are the days when all the colors in the world decorated the campus on the Second Saturdays.
Gone are the days when a single P.T. period in the week's timetable was awaited more eagerly than the monsoons. Gone are the days when cricket was played with writing pads as bats, and neckties and socks rolled into balls.
Gone are the days when a few played "kabadi" and "Kho-Kho" in the scorching sun, while others simply played "book cricket" in the confines of the classroom. Gone are the days of fights but no conspiracies, of competitions but seldom jealousy.
Gone are the days when we used to watch live cricket telecast in the opposite house during intervals and lunch breaks. Gone are the days when a few rushed at 3:45 to "conquer" window seats on our school bus. Gone are the days while a few others had "Big Fun," "gulfi ice," ice creams, and "pepsi!" at 4 o'clock.
Gone are the days of Sports Day, the annual School Day, and the one-month long preparations for them. Gone are the days of the stressful Quarterly, Half-Yearly, and Annual Exams, and the most enjoyed holidays after them.
Gone are the days of tenth and twelfth standards when we spent almost the whole year writing revision tests. Gone are the days we learned, we enjoyed, we played, we won, we lost, we laughed, we cried, we fought, we thought.
Gone are the days with so much fun in them, so many friends, so much experience, all this and more. Gone are the days when we used to talk for hours with our friends. Now we don't have time to say hi.
Gone are the days when we played games on the road. Now we code on the road with a laptop. Gone are the days when we saw stars shining at night. Now we see stars when our code doesn't work.
Gone are the days when we sat to chat with friends on grounds. Now we chat in chat rooms. Gone are the days where we studied just to pass. Now we study to save our job.
Gone are the days where we had no money in our pockets and fun-filled in our hearts. Now we have the ATM as well as a credit card but with an empty heart. Gone are the days where we shouted on the road. Now we don't shout even at home.
Gone are the days where we got lectures from all. Now we give lectures to all. Gone are the days, but not the memories, which will be lingering in our hearts forever and ever and ever and ever and ever.
No matter how busy you are, don't forget to live the life that still exists. It will not be there forever. Hope you had a pinch of your golden/olden memories... LIKE WHAT I HAD :) :)
From India, Bangalore
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Hi Anu,
Nostalgia, is it?
Do not worry, read this.
Quote:
Most of us spend a greater part of our lives worrying about things not going right, right? But did just worrying about a situation ever change anything?
Did it make a child come home sooner?
Or a test score higher?
Did it put money in your pocket?
Or a ring on someone's finger?
Make a car run smoother?
Or did it help get a better job?
No! All it did was waste a lot of time.
So what should we do instead of worrying? There's this little story I read which I found quite revealing:
There was an old man who operated a rowboat for ferrying passengers between an island and the mainland. One day a passenger noticed that he had painted on one oar the word "Work," and on the other oar the word "Faith." Curiosity led him to ask the meaning of this.
The old man replied, "I will show you." Dropping one oar, he rowed only with the oar named Work. Of course, the boat just went around in circles. Then he switched oars, picking up Faith and dropping Works. And the little rowboat went around in circles again, this time in the opposite direction.
After this demonstration, the old man picked up both oars, Faith and Work, and rowing with both oars together swiftly coursed over the water.
He looked at the passenger and said, "You see, that is the way it is in life as well as in rowing a boat. You got to keep both oars in the water; otherwise, you'll just go in circles!"
And that's how worry comes about when we go round in circles. We worry like crazy and then visit every temple, mosque, and church about some problem, praying that God will do something, and going back home, hope for a miracle. Worry is simply when we use one oar in the water.
We worry about a problem and start working from morning to nightfall on it, yet can't come up with a solution. We burn the midnight oil, we go without food or keep unhealthy timings with our sleep, and finally find we are nowhere near reaching the answer, and then we start worrying why things are not happening.
Work and Faith go together, my friend.
There's no point praying for a miracle in your exams if you haven't studied hard enough. If you have, then pray God will give you the peace and calm during the exams to recollect everything, and He will.
Or asking for a promotion or a new job if you are lazy.
It won't happen, and you'll just go round in circles.
So stop worrying, put both your oars into the river of life, and start rowing. You'll find unbelievable miracles happening!
Unquote
Thanks,
Bala
From India, Madras
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Nostalgia, is it?
Do not worry, read this.
Quote:
Most of us spend a greater part of our lives worrying about things not going right, right? But did just worrying about a situation ever change anything?
Did it make a child come home sooner?
Or a test score higher?
Did it put money in your pocket?
Or a ring on someone's finger?
Make a car run smoother?
Or did it help get a better job?
No! All it did was waste a lot of time.
So what should we do instead of worrying? There's this little story I read which I found quite revealing:
There was an old man who operated a rowboat for ferrying passengers between an island and the mainland. One day a passenger noticed that he had painted on one oar the word "Work," and on the other oar the word "Faith." Curiosity led him to ask the meaning of this.
The old man replied, "I will show you." Dropping one oar, he rowed only with the oar named Work. Of course, the boat just went around in circles. Then he switched oars, picking up Faith and dropping Works. And the little rowboat went around in circles again, this time in the opposite direction.
After this demonstration, the old man picked up both oars, Faith and Work, and rowing with both oars together swiftly coursed over the water.
He looked at the passenger and said, "You see, that is the way it is in life as well as in rowing a boat. You got to keep both oars in the water; otherwise, you'll just go in circles!"
And that's how worry comes about when we go round in circles. We worry like crazy and then visit every temple, mosque, and church about some problem, praying that God will do something, and going back home, hope for a miracle. Worry is simply when we use one oar in the water.
We worry about a problem and start working from morning to nightfall on it, yet can't come up with a solution. We burn the midnight oil, we go without food or keep unhealthy timings with our sleep, and finally find we are nowhere near reaching the answer, and then we start worrying why things are not happening.
Work and Faith go together, my friend.
There's no point praying for a miracle in your exams if you haven't studied hard enough. If you have, then pray God will give you the peace and calm during the exams to recollect everything, and He will.
Or asking for a promotion or a new job if you are lazy.
It won't happen, and you'll just go round in circles.
So stop worrying, put both your oars into the river of life, and start rowing. You'll find unbelievable miracles happening!
Unquote
Thanks,
Bala
From India, Madras
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Hi Bala,
Thank you for sharing this inspiring message. Here is the corrected version:
Read this too,
Aspire to reach your potential.
Believe in yourself.
Create a good life.
Dream about what you might become.
Exercise frequently.
Forgive honest mistakes.
Glorify the creative spirit.
Humor yourself and others.
Imagine great things.
Joyfully live each day.
Kindly help others.
Love one another.
Meditate daily.
Nurture the environment.
Organize for harmonious action.
Praise performance well done.
Question most things.
Regulate your own behavior.
Smile often.
Think rationally.
Understand yourself.
Value life.
Work towards your goal and a shared goal.
X-ray your actions carefully.
Yearn to improve.
Zestfully pursue happiness.
Thanks,
Bala
I have corrected some spelling errors and ensured proper paragraph formatting. Let me know if you need any more assistance.
From India, Madras
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Thank you for sharing this inspiring message. Here is the corrected version:
Read this too,
Aspire to reach your potential.
Believe in yourself.
Create a good life.
Dream about what you might become.
Exercise frequently.
Forgive honest mistakes.
Glorify the creative spirit.
Humor yourself and others.
Imagine great things.
Joyfully live each day.
Kindly help others.
Love one another.
Meditate daily.
Nurture the environment.
Organize for harmonious action.
Praise performance well done.
Question most things.
Regulate your own behavior.
Smile often.
Think rationally.
Understand yourself.
Value life.
Work towards your goal and a shared goal.
X-ray your actions carefully.
Yearn to improve.
Zestfully pursue happiness.
Thanks,
Bala
I have corrected some spelling errors and ensured proper paragraph formatting. Let me know if you need any more assistance.
From India, Madras
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