A THING OF BEAUTY
Back to the pavilion of my college life and quite a few
days into my 2nd year, I am still amazed by the beauty of my
college. It is not bound by any dimensions, time or season of the year. A
shortcut here, an unexplored path not taken before and voila! , we stumble upon
a scene that renders us literally speechless.
Get up early to the first rays of the winter sun and watch
the tall tree tops turn golden. Stop worrying about creepy crawlies and take
the muddy way on a rainy morning and one look around will assure you it was
worth the effort. Almost every other path in the college in nothing less than a
beautiful boulevard, flower-laden trees dotting the frequently tread trail to
the lecture halls, the giant ones forming a leafy canopy from the R’n’D to the
main building, sheltering us from the rain and sun alike. The quaint or
tranquillity which surrounds us here helps us achieve
the much needed peace of mind when engineering begins to take its toll on us (
and that is quite often, peaking during exam time :p ). Just pick up the books,
hop outside and enjoy a free mental spa which the hostels’ gardens provide. Sometimes,
when our legs give away, refusing to tread any long paths in college, we crave
for vehicles. Yet we are also thankful for the minimum traffic here, the moment
we take the bus to a hot and sweltering, congested, city outside. “What a
relief!” are the first words as we come back from the city trips. We may love
to grumble during the incessant rains but stop doing so the moment we see a normal
dance floor getting converted into a much happening “mud-dance floor” (hello Halloween
:D ) during any party. The best way to avoid sleeping during some of the
particularly boring lectures is by simply taking a look outside. The activity
of any bird or squirrel is sure to both engage as well as amuse us. However one
should be careful to not linger long enough for the teacher to actually
notice!!! :p
In fact BIT is kind of a best place for hiking &
nature trails. So every weekend instead of hopping on the bus for a hectic ride
to city, take a bag-pack and explore the campus to keep discovering new facets
of its amazingness ( we shouldn’t need treasure hunt or Scotland yard every time
for that). Yes there are many out-of-reach places but that is what gives the
parents’ a good night sleep at home with attentive guards patrolling every nook
and corner possible.
Enjoying the beauty of the campus carries with it a sense
of responsibility to maintain it. It pains me to see people casually chuck off
garbage on the roadside or the drain when the next bin is just is just a few
paces away, riding bikes on campus just because
we have entered senior year or using plastics instead of paper or
bio-degradable bags. Simply participating in the “green drives” organised by
the EPAC club or occasionally vowing to help maintain the campus clean and
green, are very shallow approaches towards the cause. We do owe a lot to the
gardeners, sweepers who painstakingly keep the campus beautiful and clean. Sitting
in the nature’s cradle obviously gives the campus beauty an edge but kudos to
those who sweat-it-out to preserve it. Overburdened as they are, it is only
moral & ethical that we shouldn’t increase their workload. Refrain yourself
first and others will follow suit.
So for the new 2k12 batch, you will gradually discover the
best part about our college’s beauty, that is gives a “sense of being home” to
anyone who has chosen to become a part of it. And the passed out 2k8 batch
rightfully chose this couplet to describe what they will miss the most about
college life,
“A thing of
beauty is a joy forever :
Its loveliness
increases; it will never
Pass into nothingness”
Pass into nothingness”
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