Thursday, January 3, 2008

My Universities


If you need any information (which we need often) about University of Calcutta and Jadavpur University, you can browse through the following web pages. These two are considered to be esteemed Universities in West Bengal as well as in India. I am fortunate enough to be an alumni of both of these Universities. 

My realization


I had read these lines somewhere. I could not recall who wrote it and where I read. But these lines are my dearest possessions.

"After a while you learn the subtle difference, between holding a hand and chaining a soul. And you learn that love does not mean possession, and company does not always mean security. And you begin to learn that kisses are not contracts, and presents are not promises. And you begin to accept your defeats, with your head up and your eyes ahead with the grace of an adult, not the grief of a child. And you learn to build all your roads on today because tomorrow's ground is too uncertain for plans, and futures have a way of falling down in flight. After a while you learn that even sunshine burns, if you get too much. So you plant your own garden and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers. And you learn that you really can endure..."

এলোমেলো ভাবনা - ১২

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