Are you a Safe Ship?

21.5 years of Pondicherry. Right from my birth, this place bore me throughout my schooling and college lives. I neither had the pains of being away from home nor had the privilege to be on my own. At this place, everything was at my will and command; Nothing seemed too difficult to get here. Family, friends, life, breath, blood and flesh - everything was this place for me until suddenly, I had to leave it all at once. Time has come for me to pursue higher studies at Kharagpur. I started to while away my precious time I had for getting ready in roaming with fullest interest and meeting people I know. This is a crucial time during which I was struck strong in the heart. What I had been doing all these years aimlessly, now I was doing them with utmost awareness and consciousness. This phase of my life - I started to love my hometown and home the most. But I was even more aware of the fact that I am gonna miss everything like hell.

Fast forward some time, and now here I am in Kharagpur - a city (rather should I say rural town) that has its own pace in developing and keeping up with the urban cities. Things are going to be difficult than I ever thought. To start with language, (well, I could write another complete post on it) food, climate, everything was new. This place gave me the freedom with the cost of fact that I am responsible for my own actions. Lot of scope to learn infinite amount of things. This part of my life (the next 2 years) will be called learning, or rather learning life. You need to get up early (add a default phrase 'on your own' at the end of each), wash your clothes, take care your health, fill water, shop and what not! The first two weeks were horrible - I was absent-minded, intimidated by the new place. I couldn't keep track of things that I needed and felt stranded in a limbo. 

Past one month, this place has given me some lessons. Suddenly, it leaves me realizing about my mom's love, dad's concern, brother's deeds, granny's care, friends' mere-presence-creating -joy and everything else. Instantly impoverished. But, only thing in my mind is I should not be deterred. Something drives my mind out of these sudden changes and help me go in pursuit of my goals. 

Lessons learnt:

- Get out of your comfort zone

- Learn as much as you can

- Follow the good

- Know the bad

- Do not get stopped by ephemeral challenges

- Be focused

- The grapes are yours!

Do not forget : "A ship in the harbor is safe, but this is not what a ship is built for...."