Where has it all gone ?

Coming to pune, back to college. One could understand my plight. Now that I was completely out of regular social activities, I was forced to witness some and be a part of some. The whole batch is young, most of them out of their safe protective houses for the first time and many who already learnt the art of staying away from family. The newly found freedom mixed with pune's youthful life. Life @ SITM was bustling with enthusiasm and hopes. Hopes for a better....(nah!).....romantic...(nah!)....pleasurable future.

New faces, clean new slates to start with, forging new friendships, developing new crushes with same old gut wrenching feelings. Life was usual. We had many outings arranges to which i didn't wish to be a part of. Singhad Fort, Manas Resort and A night out at Fire n Ice. The pics were bubbling with fun and enjoyment. It seemed life took a pleasuarable turn for a group of 98-99 people, for they were finding the life too good to be true. Finding good friends in such a competitive course as SITM, it was a miracle. So sweet, so nice and so short sighted.

It wasn't long since the regular life started taking a toll on all the goodie goodie stuff, everyone dreams about. 90%boys were broken hearted as it came to their surprise, that 95% of the gals were engaged or commited. The crushes developed into more intense crushes, raising expectations to the next level, where most people are not able to stand. Committee work having an effect of its own, friendships becoming more and more bitter. People turning negative, jealous, indifferent and aggressive.

where has it all gone?
The FUN ?
Where has it all gone,
the FRIVOLITY
Where has it all gone,
the FRIENDSHIP
Where has it all gone,
the FREAKINESS.
Where has it gone...?

Then came the final hour of test. Examining our understanding (They people think they can really do that...!) Spending hours trying to finish the course and then to mug it all up. People shifting their base camps to people where they got a more conducive environment. People stayed with newer groups so as to avoid bitterness with old friends.

Then we went to MRA....agin the spirit of enjoyment surged like a phoenix rises from its ashes. But this was short term, almost 4 days and 3 nights long. It was a fad, practical manifestation of a recently learnt concept in marketing. Fad - short term fashion.. The relations got strained, friends got more professional, more distant, more diplomatic, more intolerable. And life continues at SITM.

So much so for the background. The sum total of all this has been succintly stated by Sri Krishna in Bhagwad Gita as " dukhalayam, asaswatam".........That this world is ,first, full of miseries and second, temporary. So no no matter how much we try, and how much we endeavor for happiness, we'll only get is more misery, hopelessness and suffering. For there is no such thing as happiness in this world. Its an illusion, that people run after. And even if someone is happy, very soon his illusionary happiness would leave him. Who can describe a creation better than the creator. And if Krishna is calling it that, it has to be that.

The only real happiness is in.....guess what.....surrendering to this very same person, lord Mukunda, the Vrajendranandana, the Radha kanta. For he is the most magnanimous, merciful and big hearted. He is welcoming all of us to his opulent house to enjoy with him. So LET'S GO, Lets go back to GODHEAD.