black like a coal, but shining like a diamond

rising in the east, all set to brighten the world

setting in the west, bringing darkness and fear

fit to be a king, fit to be a pauper

full of peace, each atom of turmoil

the purity of a child, the desire of youth

the aspiration of a storm, the impact of a breeze

this is my element

this is me......this is you

each one of us, all the same, yet so different

a box of contradictions

The Dynamics of MICA

after 1.5 years of a journey as a MICAN, i am already beginning to freak out about the life ahead, the life without MICA. it seems far away right now, but time flies.anyway, having spent a year and a half year, its a fitting time to write about what i understand about this place.

well, this is what i wrote about the same time last year about this place:

A walk in MICA
I step out, I see the crowd
I move a little further
I see the uniqueness
I move on
I see the chaos
I look a little deeper
I see harmony
I reach the road
I see the green
Not just the nature
Its the life in this place
I look at the boundary wall
I see a boundary
But i see no bounds
As i walk towards it
I see the sun setting
But its just us walking closer to the light!

i feel a little differently now.......about a year ago, i thought i had this place all figured out, absolutely not the case now.if asked to write clearly, i will definitely not come up with such a sure piece of work.

but i think i have learnt a few things about MICA.

Its core dynamics are its confusion, lack of clarity, conflict, battles, individualism, group-ism. As much as there is lack of reality in this place where about 300 people hibernate, there is hard core reality in the lives of every single one of them. every one is fighting the battle to play hefty loans, yet living life as if there is no tomorrow. the loud music played is a tool used most intelligently. sometimes to quieten the noise within and sometimes to erase the silence around. We spend most of time doing plus 1s to chain mails about fighting for some matter, and the rest of it watching abstract movies or just sleeping!

its funny, there is something so inherently lovable about this place, even though sometimes it feels like an expensive resort holiday we took up instead of a job in some MNC....i would say its a resort holiday teaching us some valuable life skills, people skills, party skills, some academic skills..all of which will probably come together to make us better people, if not better for the job makret;)

P.S.: m quite sure, 6 months form now, when i am living my last few days here, i will have different things to say!