Nostalgia!

24th December.....Christmas Eve......a simple day at JU.....more importantly, a day where most people from the University plan their outings and celebrations for the new year week! My purpose for going to the college today was simple:
1. I wanted to meet all my seniors whose faces I had been missing for a long time!
2. I wanted to catch up with my close friends at JU, knowing that they had their convocation today!
3. I wanted my lunch, transport and all possible expenses to be covered by those beloved seniors! :P :D

So I got up late, wearily got ready and raced to the University...but this was slowly to find a slight gloom in the afternoon sun at the campus! But as the clock ticked further into the noon, the crowd density increased and so did the zeal among the public, both the graduating seniors as well the current students! Whatever be the reason for either party, the overall was simple : Seniors are back! Its party time....time to share a few laughs and memories with them...time to catch on old friends....time to enjoy the convocation of my beloved friends in JU...time to absorb all the possible time in the campus today!

The scenery switched from green to ORANGE! (Yes...that's the colour of the robes provided by the University...some hate it...even me, but hey....its a part of our heritage, so no comments on this one!) Coming back, it was an orange blanket on the campus today, which seemed to reflect all sorts of emotions. Emotions of love....emotions of friendship....expressions saying "I missed you goddamit!", and most importantly....expressions displaying another chance to relive campus life for those who have left it! Seeing the people blend in, sharing experiences with us and amongst themselves, the overall feeling was nostalgic! I know that I will be experiencing this pretty soon (with only 364 days to go), but imagining life at that point is something I simply cannot program my mind towards! I LOVED THE MOMENTS TODAY....I WILL MISS THEM THEN!

Time for my friends to get their first undergraduate degree! Watching them don the robes with awe....coming to the campus dressed in the most appealing traditional manner....glaring down the gallery to spot them walk across to get a hold their degree...I could only feel myself in their place! Some of them have wandered off in the quest of a fresh destiny....most have stayed in the campus continuing their education here....but seeing the eyes meeting once again, I felt that I was in a domain of my own, even though I hardly know a handful of them. Call it the aroma of our friendship or the desire to be there for each other, I guess the feeling of happiness and pride was mutual! I LOVED THE MOMENTS TODAY.....I FELT AS IF THEY WERE MY OWN!

Nostalgia again! I want this day to come soon for my very own self....but I am nostalgic about the scenario then! I want to share and feel the moments that others felt today....but I guess, I will be missing today even then! Call it serenity, call it stipulation...I guess I am in a state of a mixed feeling where today I saw my seniors exchange some expressions of relief and joy...while my friends exchanged their moment of pride with me! So here I am, in my college senior year....trying to imbibe the happiness of others today....feeling proud for the persons whom I care for from day 1 in my college...trying to extrapolate the memories to 24th December, 2011!

(Dedicated to all those who graduated today! Congrats Soumita and Priyanka! Prabudhdha, Pradyut, Chasa....happy to see you once again! Dhonaa....missed you loads!)