Back to School

As many people wisely say many of life’s lessons are learnt beyond its four walls
As we evolve in life we develop self awareness and learn to heed our inner call
As we awaken from deep slumber after a peaceful night without any distraction
Many a time it sets the foundation for opening up a new chapter with self volition

It was one such morning that I felt refreshed and seemed to have a realization
I could feel a sense of emptiness and realized that I needed to work on my education
As many people wisely say that we need to be an eternal student in one’s exploration
Life’s moments are truly precious to be wasted on indulgences without any reflection

There was a distant past when earning a degree was the equivalent of education
The structure and boundaries were well defined and only required self application
It seemed immaterial whether the concepts learnt had any relevance in today’s world
The designers of content seemed to possess limited options to handle the diverse herd

In one’s attempt to generalize and bring together a sense of uniform standards
It seemed that the building blocks were pre-ordained to collapse like a pack of cards
One could only grin and bear with a weary sense of discomfort and recurrent pain
As one went about absorbing irrelevant inputs that did not live up to its tall claims

One still realizes that there are many gaps to prepare one for various stages in life
It is no wonder that people are found wanting when coping up with daily strife
There is less time that people spend on self introspection to identify what they stand for
Rarer the minority who consciously experiment to identify and aim to open the right door

As one draws inner strength from one’s experiences over time and chunks of inspiration
One develops self belief and conviction to evaluate and test their limited set of assumption
One need not fall prey and operate within boundaries set by the limited imagination of a few
One could go back to school, open up to new varied experiences and refine their world view!