That One Year
“At the innermost core of all loneliness, there is a deep and a powerful yearning for union with one’s lost self.” – Brandon Francis Year 2014. After the board exams were over in March, I had decided that I would drop the year to prepare for the one of the toughest entrance exams for the most prestigious and aspired institute of the country – the JEE for the IIT. To realise this dream, I went to Delhi, again one of the most happening places in the country. However, even after months of preparation, I failed to achieve my goal; and whatever be the reasons for it I have no regrets. I will never say that I wasted my one year. And that is because, it would not be true if I said so; it is because that year gave me so much time – free time; lonely time; time to think. A little time for yourself is all you need to recollect and reset your life. A little time is what you need to know where you want to be and where you are heading in life. I got this little time in abundance and this ...