Good Old School/College life

Gone are the days when the only “hero” in our life was our dad…
Gone are the days when “hurting’ meant hurting knees and NOT heart!
Gone are the days when saying “See You” meant seeing your classmates tomorrow morning and NOT waiting for the entire life to get their one glimpse”

Don’t know why I am remembering the time spent in my school and college so much these days. The kind of moments I shared with some of my best buddies were truly the most innocent days of my life, in fact in everyone’s life.
May be the tedious office hours, the monotonous behavior and lifestyle and the cold shoulders even amongst so-called best mates is allowing us to remember the innocent times of the past, times which would NEVER come back ever again!
School days- What can be said about them? To add cherry on the cake in my memories, I received a text messages on my mobile last week. It said…
God TO Human: I will grant you ONE wish!
Human: Okay Give back my school days!
God: I said I will grant “WISH” not “HEAVEN”
I guess this message perfectly defines the state of mind presently I am in. The fake world around me, fake people surrounding me who display a certain personality in front and change into a different soul behind my back is something which is NOT accepted at all! But can’t help! This is life! Probably that’s why I am remembering the innocence that the good old days were filled with, an innocence which is completely outshone by today’s earthly minded and mundane world.
School and college life was bliss!!! And yes, writing this statement, I feel that life has truly changed!!! The memories of my school life still sprout on me … Remember those unlimited stoppages at libraries to surf different books and making notes? But now the world is just a click away, thanks to our best friend – Internet! And what about those never-ending evening hours which we used to get after coming back from our school, dropping the bag carelessly on the bed – hours which were spent in calling friends from their homes and playing street games? Careless to even bother whats happening around us. We used to run to meet our friends and play with them.
Now one hardly remembers when was the last time we actually had a long chat with one of our closest friends! Some even don’t want to remember their names!!! Why should I call him, what would he think if I text him? Is it the right time to send a message to him! Questions are endless! Now we are hesitating in talking to that buddy with whom we used to share some of the deepest secrets of our life, whispering things in his ears and giving him swears NOT to disclose it to the other mate!
I still remember the scene from the movie Dil Chahta Hai, where all 3 friends would be sitting on a Fort wall and seeing the ship, where they discuss whether they could come to Goa every year and as always Mr. Perfectionist Amir Khan says "Forget about coming to Goa every year. Think whether we would be able to meet up even once in 10years".  And this has happend true to ourselves in todays life. I have not met most of my school friends after we left the school. Though most of us work in the same industry, Same Electronics City or rather stay in same locality. But I have not met any of them till now. Should I blame it to my busy life or the time passed by?
To overcome this jeopardy of left alone in this world, Geeks from the other planet called Internet introduced Orkut and Facebook, where we can atleast see our friends face and try to recollect, how they looked like in school days. I bow to them and say Million Thanks.....
We always think of having a getogether and cherish our school moments. But to admit, It has not worked out till date.
Now the only time, we think of them is during their B'days or anniversary's... and that too, if they are on Orkut or Facebook and have updated their birth date or marriage date and it pops up as a reminder.  and that too just a comment or a SMS will suffice for the message to be delivered.

This reminds me of another instance!!! See how quickly I am writing! That’s because my mind is running faster than my fingers!!! Writing letters to long distance friends and relatives was like a habit. Now this has been substituted by small text messages saying “Hi How Are You” “Hope Things Are All Well at Your End”! That’s it!
After experiencing so much change, I sometimes wonder where we are heading towards now!!! Perhaps, we are heading towards a super fast-paced life, precisely a life ahead of the Internet!!!

I also agree, that Life changes and we have to move on... But Is there any colleague or a friend in your company or society whom you can trust as much as you used to trust your school friends. The answer is NO.... Even if you have worked with them for more than 20yrs.

There is a different kind of happiness and joy when you bump into a school friend. The hug is full of warmth, the time spent with him/her will be memorable. And most important..... It happens very rarely..... :)