Life in IIT has been lovley so far. In terms of the ambience and the atmosphere, I feel IIT is the best place in India for students just out of their plus-two. But more than anything else, it is the people in the campus who add so much aura to the place. And how much have I learnt from them. To say that each one is an encyclopaedia, would be too much an exaggeration though! This community definitely forms a refined part of the Indian population. The picture of an intellectual community that IIT brings to any mind is more than just intellectual. Take my own experience, I have learnt so much about the qualities that make one human, more than just intellectual. What is not visible when a professor teaches in the class is the whole goal of serving humanity above one's own selfishness. This is a personal opinion though.
I have learnt about the 'ways' of thinking here. And it shocked me when I discovered how people looked at the same thing in so diverse manners. Without this realization, I would have been very incomplete. Yes,there is an infinite road ahead to perfection, thanks to IIT that I atleast started walking towards it. Funny though it may sound, that we 19 year olds have started to think philosophy, but it is true that we are carving out a philosophy that is to remain with us for our lifetime. And we are not completely aware of this phenomenon that is working itself out at much deeper levels of perception. I am myself not clear about this cycling that is going on in my mind. But for some reason, I feel that these ideas and prejudices will determine the course of my later life, once I step out of IIT. This is a function of age and I am sure that all 19 year olds in the world have similar concerns and opinions. But, the prospect of being an IITian and having the opportunity to spend lazy time with the brightest of guys and the most brilliant of teachers is what makes me feel overjoyed. I honour this opportunity, for only a selected few enjoy this privilege.
There are also things that I am sad about. On a personal note, I feel sad for not being an active part of the happenings inside the campus. I have always been introvertive and lazy. And so rarely do I take the initiative to step down the stairs and play with fellow mates in the quadrangle. There are nicer things that I do surely. Dreaming and putting those dreams and wishes on paper, letting words do the singing; i love it.
A lazy thought of the future already places some familiar faces as CEOs of great companies and innovators of future technologies. But my very own thought does not place me anywhere! This is conspiracy! But I am sure my friends will make it " BIG " . And me too...
And now this song starts ringing in my ears "Paapa kehte hai bada naam karega..."
Cheers ye IITians!
