College has come to an end. Ah! That line was fraught with all sorts of emotions and memories. They were always one better than the other. So there i was.. reminiscing the good old days, and its then i thought i would write about one such memory which is special to me for reasons strange. It was one of those parting days at college.. and on that particular day it was the staff of my department giving us a farewell treat(obviously, many were happy to see our backs).
Now to the reason why this particular memory is quite special..it was the first time i gave a farewell speech. It was not quite a speech, more of an “stupid talk” in fact,but it doesn’t make it any less special. Well, the thing is..i did talk !!
The day started out as any normal one, woke up late.. late to class and of course the boring lectures which had become something of a routine now. Then the news about about the farewell came down. It was one of those penultimate days when anything about ‘THE END’ was met with a melancholic silence and so was this. As the news broke in.. excitement arouse an there was a feverish rush of ideas on how to beef up the event. A host of farewell speech were on the cards and i was gleefully trying to get some of my friends up on the dais(its always a pleasure to see the rest get screwed up) .
Then out of the blue my name dropped in and i was shocked at the very thought of it. As the ideas sunk into me it didn’t feel so weird at all. It might probably be the last chance for a showdown with my stage fright demons. The persuasion from friends and the wish to give it a shot, finally ended up with me agreeing. Even though thinking about it send down shivers down my spine.. i finally made up my mind.
Soon it was time for the drama to unfold. Teachers came pouring in and my fears reached gargantuan levels. I was literally shaking. But it was not time to sit and calm my mind.. i had a speech to say. Now came the important dilemma.. what was i going to talk about. I couldn’t possibly go up there and gawp at the rest. I must obviously say something about the eventful ,past four years of my life. I obviously should refer to my friends who made these four years worthwhile and suffered the hell with me, but the problem was how to put all those in words and even more tough.. how to present it in front of more than 80 pair of eyes staring incessantly at me.
The time did come and and i made my way up to the platform slyly. It was the first time i did something so totally daredevil.. ive never said a word during my farewell at school and i didn’t know why i had to do it here. But alas!! Here i was and it was ‘talking’ time.
What followed was nothing i had imagined it to be. I did a roundup of all the stuff that had happened to me and taking occasional detour to mention a few of my friends. I do remember mentioning my antics in class and of course the fun we had at last bench. My friends though occasionally do remind me that i was flaying my arms up and down and was quite crazy to watch . but i knew better.. i did fare good.. my first try at speech making wasn’t a disaster after all. On the other hand it was wonderful and i was contended.
Finally at the end of the day.. it was a long shot that went quite well and there it was... a day to remember and one surely a topper in the list of my golden memories of a college life!
Now here i post that video which is worth the laugh anyway...
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