No Highway...

… Therefore, go forth, companion: when you find

No highway more, no track, all being blind,

The way to go shall glimmer in the mind.

Though you have conquered Earth and charted Sea

And planned the courses of all Stars that be,

Adventure on, more wonders are in thee.

Adventure on, for from the littlest clue

Has come whatever worth man ever knew;

The next to enlighten all men may be you…

- John Masefield

Saturday, May 26, 2007

End of a chapter

For four years now, I have been proudly calling myself a student of JU, Jadavpur University. For four years, my identity has been "Arnab Gupta, ME Dept, JU". Well, that chapter of my life has all but come to an end.

This week, we appeared for our final Grand Vivas, to mark the completion of our Engineering Degree Course. The official marksheets, and Degree Certificates are some months away, but for all practical puposes, we are done with JU.

It's a mixed feeling, that... One the one hand there is the inevitable relief, the thrill of being able to write 'B.E.' after my name. That is all that these four years were about, and yes, we have all made it...

But on the other, there is this great sorrow, an empty feeling, to just think that we will no longer be at JU. The JU campus almost becomes a second home for its members, and it is like leaving home... We are elated with our accomplishments, we are looking behind with pride and forward with hope and determination, but in the middle lies the present, full of nostalgia and feeling and those wonderful moments that we have been through together...

Thank you JU, for giving us all that you have; thank you, for making me what I am today.

Adios!

5 comments:

The Mad Girl said...

this is the best place to be in isn't it? and i loved having you as my senior.will miss u.:)

Arnab Gupta said...

Thanks, hon... :-)
Will miss you too...

Unknown said...

oh, were we all supposed to miss one another? or at least say so? ok then, i'll miss you too :)

Arnab Gupta said...

wow, you are a cynic, Insiya... :)

No, you don't have to say it if you don't feel it... at least with me, that is... ;)

Unknown said...

No, no, I really will miss you. After you are gone to that Blacksmith place of yours (or was it Blackshire?), and face the threat of being gunned down, I shall miss you.