Kritika Sodhi - 2 min read
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I miss those days...
The other day, I was having a regular conversation with my brother. His exams were approaching, and I had to say the typical things to him – “please padhai kr lo” (please study). And that moment led to an argument. Of course, our conversations cannot end without fighting. During that usual argument, he said something that made me question and write what you will read ahead!
He said, “Oh! I just cannot wait for school to finish. Once college starts, I will have no stress for exams and school.” Without even giving it a thought, I said to him, “Enjoy while you are in school. It’s the best time of life.” This small conversation made me think of my school years when I spoke the same words. Thinking about my early days, I remember when I was in preschool, all I wanted was to go to the big school (that is how the kid in me referred to the primary school). When I was in school, all I wanted was to grow up fast and study in senior school. I still do not know what was so exciting about senior classes/school. For instance, on my first day of 7th class, I used to start planning about when I would go to 8th class, and this planning never stopped. When I was in 11th and 12th class, all I could think about was my university. Not only that, I had this constant statement – “mujhe bade hona hai” (I want to grow up). Trust me; I am still clueless about why I wanted it. But all this time, I remember my mom saying to me to enjoy my school days, and my childhood, as they would never come back, and they are the most memorable, carefree days, and I always used to counter her. “Oh, come on, college will be so fun, no exams, no more waking up at 5, etc…. How funny it is as I think back today and wish if I could spend those days again. Growing up looked so fancy that I was ready to let go of everything to reach that stage of life. And I believe we all had these thoughts, moments, and phases. The school me never knew that life would change once school finishes. But one never realises in the moment that what they have is the best and to live the moment to the fullest. We all are running to get to the next stage.
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Then I finally made it to my university, and guess what, after being there for 7-8 months, all I could plan was for my job or masters after I finish my course, thinking that work-life would be the best. No assignments, no stress for grades… wow! And then what, three years passed by, and I graduated. I celebrated it because now I was moving on to the next step of my career.
My most awaited work life started, and today as I write this blog, it’s been more than a year since I joined my job. How fast time has flown! While I write this today, think about my conversation with my brother and all the time that has gone by; I only wish to live those days a little longer. Maybe just another day in school or in my university to live it to the fullest. In the rush to reach my next destination, I missed spending some moments which were indeed the best days. I try to explain it to my brother that instead of wishing when school will get over, live it because those carefree days never come back. The moment in which we are will never come back; let’s live it so that we only carry memories when we step into our next phase but not regrets to live it again.
Now the grown-up me does not want to rush to the next phase but rather go back and live the days of childhood, play in my garden, finish my homework, watch TV, and fight over those silly things with my brother. I know that is not possible, but at least I can live this moment fully until it’s time to move ahead. Everything will happen at its time, but once the time is gone, we cannot bring it back, so let’s enjoy the days and moments that we have before they just become another memory in our hearts.
