Written by the founder of PAF Chapter's Blog, Syeda Ramsha Wasti; the gem of Class of 2013.
So I got a text yesterday from one of my best friends and it said, “You know it’s weird how you never text. Chapter ended and it seems like all friendships have ended as well”.
Well, I was never fond of texting and people who know me know that either I reply extremely late or don’t reply at all. But this text had me thinking that time has changed. We have arrived at that time of the year where we don’t see each other every day and catch up on stories. The time when we have gotten so busy with university applications that we barely have time to think about anyone or anything. People running without a proper plan, like me, are fearful about the future and are unsure about where life would take them. However, people with a proper plan and equipment to run that plan are busy devising a technique to make it successful. In this race to get somewhere, and secure a seat at some good college for the next four to five years, we have forgotten about ourselves and it’s getting difficult to keep our heads square on our shoulders. You talk to a random friend, and after a few minutes of conversation, he would end up asking you about universities you have applied to. You step out of the house to go see your relatives and they would ask you about the result of some X university you took the test of. I am not saying that it’s wrong, but it’s sort of sad how your life reduces to loads of CATs.
Hey, does this sound very pessimistic? Someone once told me that the most important thing is to keep your head square on your shoulders and perform everything you step into with utmost sincerity. And just remember, all you people out there, that there is a huge waterfall once this bumpy road ends! While there are several metaphorical meanings of a waterfall, one of them is that it represents revitalization and renewal. So what I am trying to say here is that if you manage to pull your weight through these tough times while giving it your best shot at every point, a waterfall; a treat; a new life awaits you!
I started off with Chapter, didn't I? I don’t know what sort of jigsaw puzzle I have put up there. Oh well, in my defense, we have arrived at that time of the year “in which the past becomes dreamy because its symbols have all vanished”, and the future too is dreamy because it is uncertain. While I go reminisce about Chapter, remember to be optimistic about everything.
Oh, this reminds me of something I read somewhere: if you type ‘no pop songs’ on Google, Google is most likely to give you a list of pop songs. So why not remove ‘no’ or negative words from our lives and write and wish for something we want instead of talking about what we don’t want. Can you put the pieces of puzzle together for me?
So I got a text yesterday from one of my best friends and it said, “You know it’s weird how you never text. Chapter ended and it seems like all friendships have ended as well”.
Well, I was never fond of texting and people who know me know that either I reply extremely late or don’t reply at all. But this text had me thinking that time has changed. We have arrived at that time of the year where we don’t see each other every day and catch up on stories. The time when we have gotten so busy with university applications that we barely have time to think about anyone or anything. People running without a proper plan, like me, are fearful about the future and are unsure about where life would take them. However, people with a proper plan and equipment to run that plan are busy devising a technique to make it successful. In this race to get somewhere, and secure a seat at some good college for the next four to five years, we have forgotten about ourselves and it’s getting difficult to keep our heads square on our shoulders. You talk to a random friend, and after a few minutes of conversation, he would end up asking you about universities you have applied to. You step out of the house to go see your relatives and they would ask you about the result of some X university you took the test of. I am not saying that it’s wrong, but it’s sort of sad how your life reduces to loads of CATs.
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I started off with Chapter, didn't I? I don’t know what sort of jigsaw puzzle I have put up there. Oh well, in my defense, we have arrived at that time of the year “in which the past becomes dreamy because its symbols have all vanished”, and the future too is dreamy because it is uncertain. While I go reminisce about Chapter, remember to be optimistic about everything.
Oh, this reminds me of something I read somewhere: if you type ‘no pop songs’ on Google, Google is most likely to give you a list of pop songs. So why not remove ‘no’ or negative words from our lives and write and wish for something we want instead of talking about what we don’t want. Can you put the pieces of puzzle together for me?
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