Rarely
does it happen that a sequel is as great as the first. And if that isn’t the
case, those who have not seen the first part will not appreciate the second.
But here, all norms have been broken, habits shattered, the successor exceeded
the predecessor by unequaled proportions and… It was LEGENDARY!
I
explained all the GMCS stories to my friend, and this is how he understood it. “So,
GMCS is nothing but a normal 4 year college life – with the stress, worries and
sorrows thrown away, the joy, laughter, fun and love filtered out and bottled
up into a 15 day package?” To all the Chartered Accountants who asked us the
question – What is GMCS? This is the answer!
It
was perhaps everything that we missed out in our life. As we face another
burden loaded onto us every day, this was a stress buster. For we felt lonely
at times, we were showered with love. If we felt scared, we were given support.
“Come forward and sing from your heart, who cares if you sound like a peacock!”
All of it happened in that classroom. Mockery was replaced by encouragement,
prejudice and jealousy was replaced by care and affection. I could indeed see
traces of the utopian world. I saw the flaws of the world outside me being
corrected.
And
the most important thing – I fell in love. Yes, I fell in love with a handful
of people. Not the love that somebody has for chicken, but the true love with
all its desi flavours in the evergreen romantic package. As I read the messages
on Whatsapp I fall in love. As I see the photos on Facebook I fall in love. And
when I read my slam book… It feels as if I will never again feel sorrow in my
life. I can touch the affection that my friends have for me. And what more, the
firm resolve to be with them forever, only grows stronger.
Words falter me as I recollect my emotions. Do you know
something? There have been millions of poems and stories about romantic
couples. But how many stories have there been about the bond between a mother
and a child. How many poems or songs or paintings describe that? That is
because emotions as powerful as that are difficult to express. Right now, I am
in a similar predicament. There are so many things I want to say – Like how
much Team Sixers means to me! When somebody said that I will become a great writer,
how deeply I was touched. When I was asked to write this blog as early as
possible, how it moved me to tears. When I was told that I will be missed, how
much I missed them. But… can’t paint them in words, I am sorry…
What about the Sun who shined upon us throughout this
journey. The amazing soul who gave us so much to learn, so much to love and so
much to enjoy. The real VIP of our GMCS – Mr. Suncy Varghese, we are forever
indebted to. There are teachers who tell us about teamwork, who tell us about
time management. But in which management course in the world do they tell us,
to go to the person standing next to you, and say that I Love You! Suncy Sir,
you have made us all better persons. And I promise to you, what you have given
me, I will give back to the world.
When
we all were in the brink of tears, one of our friends put it in the best
possible manner. “I don’t understand why everybody is saying bye? As a matter
of fact, this is the time to say Hi. This is a new beginning!” GMCS is not
reminiscent of the love that has been poured over us. It is a promise to love you
all – For a 1000 years or life, whichever is longer!
A
new beginning! Let us begin each day with the same energy that we carried for
those 15 days. Let us take up each task the way we played our games. Let us
spread the enthusiasm that each event of Pegasus gave us. Let us spread the
Love that we got over here, to the whole world. And the two most important
things of all, read the newspaper everyday, and never stop laughing. Because I,
Ramon Dharma Rajan, will always be there with you, with a Newspaper game and a
million Chalus!
