My dear Anupa,
Yesterday was your first day in your engineering college hostel - the first time ever you are staying away from your parents. I know how you must have felt - you must have gone through the same emotions that you experienced when we heartlessly deposited you at the nursery 15 years ago and you cried your heart out. It seems only like yesterday ......
When you start this new phase of your life you will doubtlessly experience the same feelings that thousands of daughters and sons are going through right now. The coming few days staying in an unfamiliar place are bound to be both exciting and confusing. You will feel lonely, ignored, isolated. You will wonder where are the "your" kind of friends who seemed to be in abundance in your school, but who seem to be totally missing in your new institution. You will feel trapped, and you will wonder what are you doing in such a place. There will be periods when you will be tempted to say that you have had enough of this institution - however, hallowed it might be - and would want to desperately escape into the comforting arms of your parents.
Tomorrow when you walk out of your hostel room into the canteen scan the surroundings eagerly. That apparently snooty girl who is looking down over her long nose at you might very well turn out to be a girl with a golden heart. And that girl who pointedly ignored you when you wanted companionship - for all you know, she may be going through the same emotions you are going through, and wondering whether she will ever have a friend in this unfamiliar place, little realising that her future best friend is standing very next to her.
Two months down the road, you will wonder why you ever felt lonely and confused. By that time you would have made several life-long friends with whom you will noisily share the canteen Upma which right now seems so distasteful and lumpy. Be yourself, Anupa, and only do what you are comfortable doing - and 4 years down the road you will wonder how quickly some of your best moments of your life have passed.
Your loving Aanu.
Yesterday was your first day in your engineering college hostel - the first time ever you are staying away from your parents. I know how you must have felt - you must have gone through the same emotions that you experienced when we heartlessly deposited you at the nursery 15 years ago and you cried your heart out. It seems only like yesterday ......
When you start this new phase of your life you will doubtlessly experience the same feelings that thousands of daughters and sons are going through right now. The coming few days staying in an unfamiliar place are bound to be both exciting and confusing. You will feel lonely, ignored, isolated. You will wonder where are the "your" kind of friends who seemed to be in abundance in your school, but who seem to be totally missing in your new institution. You will feel trapped, and you will wonder what are you doing in such a place. There will be periods when you will be tempted to say that you have had enough of this institution - however, hallowed it might be - and would want to desperately escape into the comforting arms of your parents.Tomorrow when you walk out of your hostel room into the canteen scan the surroundings eagerly. That apparently snooty girl who is looking down over her long nose at you might very well turn out to be a girl with a golden heart. And that girl who pointedly ignored you when you wanted companionship - for all you know, she may be going through the same emotions you are going through, and wondering whether she will ever have a friend in this unfamiliar place, little realising that her future best friend is standing very next to her.
Two months down the road, you will wonder why you ever felt lonely and confused. By that time you would have made several life-long friends with whom you will noisily share the canteen Upma which right now seems so distasteful and lumpy. Be yourself, Anupa, and only do what you are comfortable doing - and 4 years down the road you will wonder how quickly some of your best moments of your life have passed.
Your loving Aanu.
5 comments:
Great blog Ramanna!
This article deserves to be in the lobby of every girls' hostel !
You have put it so well that it will touch even those who are yet to go through the ordeal - whether it is a parent or kid.
Simply fabulous article!
Kishore
Wonderful.
A wonderful letter by a wonderful dad to a wonderful daughter :)
Anu ur dad wrote is so true..u have just stepped into a life which will be ur golden days in your life..u will cherish each and every second of it in later life. and i am sure ur realize it after 10 or less years.so i just want u to wish all the best for your studied and enjoy every bit of college life.
Thanks Kishore, Kiranmayi and Praveen
Mind blowing 👏🤗🤗
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