This is a new era. I find myself sprinting away from my comfort zone as far as I can. For one, I do not regret having chose a university close to home. There were certain respects that I needed to mature in. Didn't miss much either, I did travel more frequently than the typical student for debate/engineering competitions (sometimes up to 6 times a year). It's ironic that after all that 5000m training in MSSM, my race is now to run like heck away from idleness and comfort.
86400 seconds in a day, and every one of those seconds could lead you to a completely different life story, depending on the decisions you make. Would you take the plunge? Would you jump off that cliff and build your wings on the way down; would you take on that seemingly impossible application; would you ask the girl of your dreams out? I am done with over-weighing a cost-benefit analysis in finding the answers to these decisions. I want to focus on making the decisions rather than mull over the process. I feel genuine repulsion in introspecting about the yes/no answers to such questions rather than taking action towards either one of them as immediately possible; and as efficiently possible.
All three brothers will not meet face to face for the years to come, and the sight of our parents will become a once a year phenomenon. It has been a miracle and huge blessing that all of us have/had our education sponsored by the state. I did not doubt the prophecy years ago by one of my teachers, but when things like this come to pass, it still makes you wonder. My parents are sure trying to adjust to a new phase of life as well. From having 3 absolute monkeys thrashing about in the menagerie for 22 years they are left with an empty nest. I do hear about changes in lifestyle. Long walks in the park. Finally able to NOT tighten their belts and eat in favourite restaurants. They are doing more gardening. Way to go! It's their time now.
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