Breaking Out

I peeked out into the wonderful world outside
From within my parents shell around me
And waited eagerly for the fine day
I would be granded wings on my own.

With a heart spilling with emotions
I stepped out of the broken shell.
Crushing its pieces under by feet,
I walked out into the brightness.

In the light that has been shielded by my shell,
I saw the world as it really was.
No longer under a filter, my heart slowly learned
The stinking truth of the real world.

Where lies roamed free without a reason,
A hidden sneer always tailed a plastic smile,
Where some fasted for a better posture,
While others to hide their hunger.

Where people killed like dogs in the streets,
While others learned to blind themselves
And to stare at their own paths
Where the only mantra was "I, Me and Mine".

I tried to shield myself and ignore it
But the blanket around me slowly faded away.
I found myself stink with the world around me.
I had finally become a part of the chaos.

Around me I heard sound of cracking shells
Eager faces glancing out of their breaking shells
To stare into the unknown world,
And to face the brightness of truth.

Lot of Questions and lot of answers...

Its been say 4 months since i finally passed out of 4 years of B.Tech and life slowly started unraveling itself. Telling someone that u are a B.Tech degree holder immediatly puts up questions that everyone seems eager to know "Are u placed somewhere?" "Are u working somewhere?" "Are u planning for higher degree? which one M.Tech or MBA?" and blah blah blah and more blahs... Well for now i'm on a WORKING... I'm working as a Research Assistant in my own college(Ya 'm getting paid.. well atleast for the time being)... I have been there for a month and a half now...

To be in the college after passing out seems different. I actually didn't plan to join and spent 2 months sitting at home and making myself appear like a Teapot after being a couch potato all the while. The opportunity to join college presented itself i joined not exactly sure what 'm getting myself into. But i did and 'm happy that i'm not telling everyone who will listen to me that "I'm sitting at home after completing my B.tech" or "I'm waiting for a call from a company and will join" etc.

How can i manage this? Well to suddenly jump from a student mentality to a teachers(not exactly one) mentality is pretty difficult and i never think its gonna happen to me. Atleast not with my current approach. :) and then now its fun to listen to both sides of an argument - from the teachers point of view and the students point of view. :D The work is not much pressing and I'm bide my own time with students, techers and whoever will listen to me(well not many ppl can stand me for long).

And there was a chance to meet Dr. APJ Kalam as he came to our college for an interaction with the students ( better not talk about the event..) To see such a person in flesh and blood itself is worth it. And the management skills she showed were truly inspirational. I hope there are more such people in the county. And during the event i understood that "Its better to mind your own buisness that putting ur head where it doesnt belong" :D

I was finally able to shake of the Captain tag(now i'm former captain) as a new Colelge Council was elected. Now many ppl have been askign me this "Are u satisfied with the new council?" I would say that they are a good bunch just give them time to prove their worth and dont start comparing between councils cos its never in the best interests of the current ones.

Finnally ppl have been asking me "Are u planning to stick around here?" or Well cant answer that. I'm bound for 6 months. So i'll be gone before long. Nothing is permanent.

Thats it for now.. More College Escapades will follow.. Keep tuning it to my blog. :D