Whispering Shadow

The light it brought The beauty it revealed The warmth it gave The life it breathed During every instance of life and death During every time of storm and relief During every case of success and failure During every moment of joy and grief Despite the dark clouds that hovered over Despite the rains that damped the spirit inside Despite the sands that blocked the sight Despite the eclipse when the sunshine died It arose everyday in a million lands It arose to cheer up depressed souls It arose to signal a new beginning It arose showing paths to new goals Overwhelmed by tiredness of routine Overwhelmed by the misery seen Overwhelmed by the hearts broken Overwhelmed by the damage unforeseen It realized it could take no more It realized the journey was complete It realized the time had come It realized the last rites had begun

Like a typical management student, I will begin this post on my first year at a b-school with statistics. In the past academic year at MDI, I have met and interacted with nearly 600 students who were strangers to me before I came here. Apart from students, I must have attended at least 3 dozen sessions by the acclaimed and not-so-acclaimed executives, senior managers and achievers who have come and spoken about why they are doing the best thing on earth. I have given 43 exams, 86 quizzes and submitted at least 20 projects. I have seen two placement cycles of 630 students. Three festivals and six loud, crazy parties have passed by. Been a part of two elections and become secretary of a club in the latter one. Lastly and most importantly, I am sure I have slept only 4 hours a night on 75% of the days (not verified, could be higher!). The frantic pace and the shocking numbers are perhaps the least pronounced change in my life. What has changed from my engineering years is, the rate of bon...