My First Year in College : A Quest for Knowledge

Continuing from where we left in Part-1, The next lesson for me was:

Learning people's perspectives!

Maturity is when you realize everyone has their own perspective on the same thing, and everyone is right from their own POV. This helped me a lot while surviving in such a big crowd. When I looked at myself from someone else's perspective, I could see how I had made some mistakes too, and at the same time, I could also see how that person felt about it, giving me a clear insight into where I needed to improve. And at a few places, seeing from their perspective and still finding them to be wrong made it easier for me to make decisions about my stand.

Control :

This lesson came as a surprise to me, although I'm sure some people might have found it easy. Sadly, it took me 18 years to realize that there is a lot more out of my control than there is in mine! No matter how hard you try, there are some things that are meant to happen the way they do, and you can't change them. The earlier you accept it, the easier it is to live.

Also, there are a lot of things that can be changed when you try your best, so don't stop trying! If it is in your control, you get to change it! If it is not, you get numerous lessons! So trying is a win-win anyway, and more importantly, you won't have regrets when you try your best.

Choosing your friends circle:

When we step into a big society for the first time, this becomes a major factor in shaping us, and we are rightly guided about it by our elders too. Some might have advised you to "Choose people who think like you" or "Choose people who are better than you" but the only thing my father advised me was "learn from everyone!" And thus I was not filtering people to stay close too and solely relying on the vibes and aura I could feel. I made just a few friends, but all close and trustworthy ones; everyone was very different from the other but equally close to me. So I realized that relying on vibes and taking time to choose your friends was a great move. Eventually some stay and some leave, but as I said, there are more things out of your control than in yours, and most importantly, everyone teaches you something in their own way, and that's what the next lesson is about.

The Quest for Knowledge: 

As I said in the last paragraph, I went with a will to learn from everyone, and I did find so much to gain from everyone! Luckily, one of my roommates and I thought alike, and thus our random deep conversations on sensitive topics were one of the most valuable parts of the year (shoutout to Aditya Pandey), and at the same time, my other roommate (shoutout to Rishit Katakol too) spoke less than Tushhar Kapoor did in the whole Golmaal series (he was mute) but taught me almost equal number of things. I tried to talk to as many people as I could; may it be a co-student, a senior, a teacher, a security guard, or a mess worker, everyone had something to impart on me, regardless of whether they knew or not that they did.

I learned that knowledge is not earned or given. It is flowing everywhere around us, even in thin air! All we have to do is identify and collect it! 

Thanks to everyone who knowingly or unknowingly added to my knowledge. It was a great year for me to improve as a person and I hope the upcoming one brings a lot more lessons. 

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