During my three and a half semesters at IIT, I had never seen a more beautiful evening. It wasn't that I was walking the path for the first time, nor did I have anything great to look forward to (except a stupid assignment once I reached my lab). But somehow, things added up quite wonderfully. The wind blowing across my face, the goldenish-red sky(goldenish-red is a beautiful color, if you agree its a color), the one rupee coin flipping constantly in my hand (my friends call my flips the loves me or loves me not tosses), a man telling his son, 'beta, yeh IIT hai'... and yeah, I realized just then, yeh IIT hai.
Dad had warned me of this before, "Dont fall in love with people or places you cannot always keep with you". And I knew quite instantly, what he meant. The last time he said, "zyaada mat padhna, if you clear JEE you will have a tough 4 years", I somehow managed to study enough to clear the entrance. Now, I knew I was falling in love...falling in love with this place.
Coming back to my walk, every step was full of joy. A dalmation walked past me(sniffing my jeans), a kingfisher jet passed overhead(somehow the noise it made was no longer noise), an old couple walked on the footpath(chatting enthusiastically), my phone rang (sorry, i'll call later)...just can't miss the moment. Then came the cheat, I do this all the time...close my eyes and get besides me, the exact person I want to be with, that very moment. I have always believed my imagination power is incomparable(arrogance).
Life was something different. The people I loved, I loved them more...and the people I hated, they seemed not so bad. I could not let the technical details out(typical engineer's mind), why was it a dalmation and not a dog, why did it have to be a kingfisher and not just an aeroplane, why 1 rupee and not 'a coin'... but its fine, thats the way I am.
Assignment, yes I know....gtg
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12 years ago
