yo ppl...'m here wid my first post.wat follows is actually an essay i wrote in an interschool competition in my higher secondary...though i felt like oscar wilde aftr bein awarded the first place,now i know the language is quite immature and the style somwat monotonous-i stl treasure it a lot coz 1 fair lady (a post abt her will follow next) came upto me and said i've a real flair for writin...and those sugar-coated words r mayb the only reason y i'm postin this now...cheers
Can spring be far behind?

Voicing opinions-A student speaks from his parents’ shoes:-

The human species has travelled for years amidst hope and despair-with hope-a dime a dozen and despair in dozens-and still has got to travel miles before it sleeps. There have been instances of several thousands of people-history is rife with such examples-who could not call it a day since their despair overshadowed their hope and the very same history is rife with examples of people who have infact turned the tides strongly to their favour, solely by the virtue of the plethora of hope they had. The idea of hope is quite analogous to the idea of faith-and faith, as we know, can move mountains.

Even Mythology favours the idea of hope, or more precisely, people who were hopeful-Who can forget the Noble Noah –who, in times of despair never for once, let his hope down when ordinary mortals thought everything was over? He was rightly rewarded-the almighty built him an arc and helped him save himself from the ruthless floods-and the noble soul on his part, saved everyone else.

Another such instance of hope conquering everything is the life of Dhruva, a prince whose unhindered belief in god and hope infused in him by his mother not just led him to behold the almighty but pleased the lord to such an extent that a luminary in his name was eternally etched in the vast milky way.

… The homosapien in general acts like a habitual criminal by day and as realization dawns on him, he hastens to rectify before leaving his footprints behind. There are in particular, some fairly widespread abysmal habits, which less pronounced, the healthier, but would certainly leave behind, an irreparable scar and realization of which would enable one to give them up gradually-“To err is human”-an innate quality-so one cannot expect fast remedy, but can atleast perform a slow motion and eventually stop doing them before they exit.

Here is a conscious effort on my part to mention those vices to which probably none of us is foreign to-

1) Unclear definition of one’s mission-what one is trying to do. It must be borne in mind that one’s mission is an end, which we pursue through programs and ideas. An unclear definition of mission will not take us far. It will end up in frustration and dejection-a beginning to the world of drug abuse and other vices.

2) Unrealistic statement of goals-which would bring one to live in an illusory world where one could experience more of delusions and delirium and less of dignity and decency.

3) Undue and strong attachment to myopic vision-bringing in its wake a series of miseries and misgivings and taking a person far away from the attainment of a goal

4) Undesirable and unwanted temptations to which one falls prey to-a concomitant of not quite listening to one’s inner voice. “Living in shame and guilt is akin to killing the living”.

5) Utter waste of time is criminal and unscrupulous waste of time is doubly criminal-history stands testimony to this.

One should remember that every wretched thing on this earth-be it death, despair or devastation gives birth to something novel and the chief thing that springs out of these miseries is something called “Hope”.

The world in the past has been flooded with wars, earthquakes, floods and droughts and the like. Giving it a little thought will make one wonder how the world has continued and not remained still despite these disasters.

Not allowing bad history to repeat itself is history by itself. So plan before you plunge and plunge in the right direction.

Remember-you too a parent someday!!! …So pleeeaaase make sure you don’t leave your not- so -worthy footprints behind. Nurture hope-SPRING CERTAINLY CANNOT BE FAR BEHIND…