Naah, this post isn't about love. At least, not in the conventional sense. This is about love for one's dreams, love to build one's life as one dreamt it to be - more in the passion, driving force domain of love :)
About the title, well - Big Red is the most common tagline for Cornell clubs/places to hang out at Cornell and so on. And Cornell - well, that's where my dream took me. So here I am, pursuing my Masters degree in ECE at Cornell University.
Like one of my friends told me, it's useful to be alone in a new place at times - teaches you to be independent, search and figure stuff out yourself, talk to and get to know people and think and take decisions, however small, by yourself more than being guided by people. Although I had some backing - a phone from a cousin, several seniors I knew from IIT - I am still smiling to myself as I write this post having made good progress in settling down. I have a nice lil house with four awesome(ly crazy) room mates, the wallpaper on my phone is a pic of the entrance to Cornell University (of course, taken by me), I have managed to properly cook with minor spilling, my housemates are now my good friends and soon, college would begin. Agreed, all this seems minor, it's not really that big a deal. But it gives me a sense of 'growing up'.
It's not about being independent for the sake of living life as you wish, it's about
being on your own and being able to take care of things. It's about managing stuff w/o letting go of yourself, or compromising on your ideals or forgetting your dreams.
It's about that happy feeling in your parents' hearts that their children are
'settling down' and about that happy feeling in your heart that eventually, you will
be able to take care of your parents and their dreams. Don't think this was what you always dreamt? Think again. It was there, hidden deep and left unsaid.
Well, more about Big Experiences as I explore more. For now, I'll keep you all thinking at this point...
