The Last Phase: Part one

I have this huge lump in my throat at this point of time, Facebook has this whole thing for a ‘life event’ and I think I’m going to enter my first one in the life events column. I’m probably going to be typing mixed up sentences but this occasion is really heartfelt, not only for me but all my school friends, everyone who just went through their last phase in schooling. I cannot get myself to believe I’m done with schooling, it’s like my relationship with my school has just come to an end in just one go. And now we enter the real world, where there wouldn’t be teachers to hold our hands and make us climb the rocky mountain but it’s going to be us all by ourselves in this cold and selfish world. 

This school has taught me a lot (I was kinda hoping for a question on what the school has taught me as a part of my viva for student of the year). It has taught me that success and failure is a part of our lives, winning isn’t everything and losing does not mean the world has come to an end. Neither success nor failure is permanent; both being short-lived should be cherished and then let gone off. It has taught me that criticism is healthy, accept it! Some people say it to drag you down the ladder but use it to climb higher from where you already are. I honestly dread getting up early in the morning for school, but I’m going to miss the school prayer, how can I forget that awful music they play in the morning before assembly begins? The national anthems we sang every Thursday, the school song, the pledge and all of those other things our assembly consists of. I’m going to miss preparing dances for talents day, house day and every other event. I remember how back in the junior grades all of us used to be like, last day in school and then end up in school for the next year but this time, we’re actually saying last day of school because it’s practically the last day in school, EVER. (Oh crap, words are stinging me.) I really believe that all of us are definitely student of the year! With the trophy or without. (This should have been in my speech...)

We’re all literally like a family, we know everything about each other even if we don’t talk to each other and still we’re there for each other. I’m going to miss random checking, I’m going to miss dancing and singing like a freaking maniac in the recess. I’m going to miss being on the lawns of IHS performing for republic day or putting up a stall. I’m going to miss going to the staff room for some work and then ending up with more work. I’m going to miss the three bells we hear after recess and still being outside class. I’m going to miss the canteen samosas, kachoris, pizza’s and chocolate milk. I’m going to miss asking for money to eat in the canteen from practically everyone outside the canteen. I’m going to miss fighting in class over the ridiculous things and the next day forgetting everything like nothing ever happened. I’m definitely going to miss teaching the class and making presentations and talking and then the teachers asking me to shut up, lol. Wow, that’s a lot. 

My lovely juniors did such a wonderful job on the farewell we had, everyone had tears that’s when I actually realized like realization dawned upon me, THIS IS THE LAST TIME I’M WEARING A SAREE! The last time I need to go shopping for a saree, the last time ever I’m going to be all decked up. They say nothing’s forever and it has been justified. In the last two years as the senior most students, I have learned so much. I just want everyone to know, never ever be upset over anything, it’s not worth it! Always be optimistic, if a situation seems to be the worse ever too, find the optimism in it, find the joy in it. I’m going to miss the bus parties, celebrating birthdays in school, the medical checkups, screaming in class when the nurse comes to call us for vaccinations.

A huge shout out to all my teachers, chachas, all the aunties, my supervisors throughout my school life, my teachers who have been the best, always so caring so supportive, always been so motivating, for never losing faith in me ever! And last but definitely not the least, my friends all of them, the ones who are still on bitter notes with me, the ones I do not talk to anymore, the ones I spend almost every day with, all of you guys are the best! I literally have no idea how to put in words how much all of this means to me.

This is probably just part one of this blog post, I’m going to have tons more to right about after convocation so until then…