A new University?
I was watching Rang De Basanti on DVD last night. Yea.. we all love the movie… we all laughed and cried and felt the same emotions and well.. I am particularly crazy about the bike sequence after the intro of DJ.. the wheelie n stuff with rock music for background score.. wow!!!
But I think the most resonating scene in the movie is the one between DJ n Sue while they are sitting in the SUV n Sukhi and Karan leave to drop Aslam off till him home. As my friend puts it, you got to have lived it to write that scene.
It hasn’t made more sense to me than today. It has been around a year and a half since I graduated. We did take on life the way it came our way. Nervous trainees. Scary bosses. Scarier clients. Crappy assignments. Interesting assignments. First salary. Opening your first bank account. Getting calls from banks to sell credit cards which you never need. Stress actually affecting your health. Missing college. Bunking lectures. Slipping outta class before the next lecturer came. Missing the careless and carefree life. Missing matinee shows. Missing cheap food in the canteen. Missing the mandatory diwali and summer vacations.
But what I miss most is my friends. No no no.. I havent lost any of them and we do keep in touch. But yea… that’s the deal… we keep in touch. We just manage to meet up on weekends. I know this is a phase of life too. I have accepted it. But without and iota of doubt… those days rocked. At the risk of sounding like an oldie… golden days man. Yea I do live in the past a lot… n I think its worth it. Somewhere I do feel like DJ within. Maybe we all feel like him felt at some point. Scared. Insecure. Feeling to stay in that protected environment forever.
Bahar ki duniya mein acche acche DJ pis gaye.
Can there be a way? Can there be a way to live it all over again?
I have been toying with this idea. There is a way out for all those who wanna experience insane college days once again. Maybe start a university which offers courses which are not in the main stream arena of education. Something like pottery, painting, playing the guitar, photography or anything that maybe we all wanted to learn but could never do for whatever reasons. For all you want it could be rock climbing or other adventure sports, gardening or horse riding.
Yea yea I know there are people and institutions that can teach you all of this. But is there a place that teaches ALL of these things under one roof?
And moreover as working professionals, its extremely difficult to find the time. And learning out here could be a welcome break from your hectic work life. You get a break from work, you learn something you always wanted to learn and feel the warmth of joy within.
Its an idea. I was scared of baring my soul and expressing this idea. But whatever. Now that’s out of the way. Its all yours. Hopefully if someday I have the money and the time and the drive, I just might do it.
Want to call it the “University of All Fun and No Regrets”.
But I think the most resonating scene in the movie is the one between DJ n Sue while they are sitting in the SUV n Sukhi and Karan leave to drop Aslam off till him home. As my friend puts it, you got to have lived it to write that scene.
It hasn’t made more sense to me than today. It has been around a year and a half since I graduated. We did take on life the way it came our way. Nervous trainees. Scary bosses. Scarier clients. Crappy assignments. Interesting assignments. First salary. Opening your first bank account. Getting calls from banks to sell credit cards which you never need. Stress actually affecting your health. Missing college. Bunking lectures. Slipping outta class before the next lecturer came. Missing the careless and carefree life. Missing matinee shows. Missing cheap food in the canteen. Missing the mandatory diwali and summer vacations.
But what I miss most is my friends. No no no.. I havent lost any of them and we do keep in touch. But yea… that’s the deal… we keep in touch. We just manage to meet up on weekends. I know this is a phase of life too. I have accepted it. But without and iota of doubt… those days rocked. At the risk of sounding like an oldie… golden days man. Yea I do live in the past a lot… n I think its worth it. Somewhere I do feel like DJ within. Maybe we all feel like him felt at some point. Scared. Insecure. Feeling to stay in that protected environment forever.
Bahar ki duniya mein acche acche DJ pis gaye.
Can there be a way? Can there be a way to live it all over again?
I have been toying with this idea. There is a way out for all those who wanna experience insane college days once again. Maybe start a university which offers courses which are not in the main stream arena of education. Something like pottery, painting, playing the guitar, photography or anything that maybe we all wanted to learn but could never do for whatever reasons. For all you want it could be rock climbing or other adventure sports, gardening or horse riding.
Yea yea I know there are people and institutions that can teach you all of this. But is there a place that teaches ALL of these things under one roof?
And moreover as working professionals, its extremely difficult to find the time. And learning out here could be a welcome break from your hectic work life. You get a break from work, you learn something you always wanted to learn and feel the warmth of joy within.
Its an idea. I was scared of baring my soul and expressing this idea. But whatever. Now that’s out of the way. Its all yours. Hopefully if someday I have the money and the time and the drive, I just might do it.
Want to call it the “University of All Fun and No Regrets”.
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