Essay My Last Day at College: Great Asset Is Glorious Past, It Urges Man To Work Hard

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MY LAST DAY AT COLLEGE

Parting is always associated with gloom and grief. The place one loves to
stay at cannot be easily forgotten. Thus it haunts the mind in the years to come.
The good past days come to mind and their remembrance makes us sometimes sad
and many times delighted. Hence, in the store house of my college memories,
enriched with many pearls and pebbles, collected over the last two years, the last
day at the college occupies a very conspicuous position. It has mixed feelings of
sadness and bliss. During my two years’ stay at college, I did never feel that I had
developed so strong and deep associations with the college. Hence the very idea of
last day at college makes me sad and gloomy.
Great asset is glorious past,
It urges man to work hard.
On my last day at college, I got ready early in the Morning and reached
college at about 8:00 am to spend the whole day at the college campus. It was a
chilly but sunny day. The students of First Year had arranged a farewell party in
honor of the out-going students. It was to be held in the big Hall. The farewell
function started at 10 a.m. All the students sat very peacefully with the worthy
principal and professors. First of all, a student from the first year rose to speak. He
appreciated our behavior and dealings with them. He enumerated the good events
and good days spent with us and then bade us farewell. Then, I, on behalf of my
class, was asked to speak a few words. I thanked the first year students for
arranging so grand party. I also thanked the teachers and office staff for their
guidance and cooperation during our stay at the college and hoped that they would
guide us in future as well.
My feelings at that time were a mixture of gaiety and sadness. I was gay at
the thought that the first phase of my college career had been successfully
completed. I could not help feeling sad also because I was going to leave behind
the institution where I had passed two gleeful years of life. I was so overwhelmed
with passions that I moved to tears and a wave of sadness ran across the whole
atmosphere. Even nature seemed shedding tears with us. Then the principal rose to
speak. He told us various valuable precautionary measures and the practical tips for
the beneficial for the examination. He guided us how to attempt the paper, finish it
well in time and revise it. He reminded us our duties as students and citizens of the
state. He stimulated us to fight against evils. He advised us to remain staunch
Muslims and true Pakistanis wherever we go and whatever we do. He quoted much
precedence from the pious life of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and our national
heroes to lead a successful practical life. He urged us to work hard and bring good
name to our Alma Mater, our parents and the country so that a positive image
about Pakistan may emerge in the comity of nations. At the end of the academic
reference, an elaborate dinner was served in our honour as we had also done a year
before. After the dinner, there was a variety show. The students sang songs,
performed skits and other fun fair items then we were bade farewell formally but I
could not move off without having a last glimpse of the college
I went to the union office and sat there for moments I recalled the last
election of the College Union. I remembered how we formed a new organization to
best the old organizations. Hundreds of students moved about enthusiastically
(day in day out) to convey for their candidates. What a period of bliss, delight,
fervor and enthusiasm! Then I moved to the library. I remembered how I had
access to the rare and valuable books. I walked along the rows of almirahs and
shelves of books and looked at the countless books wistfully- Afterwards, I went to
the laboratory. I recalled the happy, instructive hours spent there. Now, the
memories of the classroom were stirred up. How often did I feel bored? How often
did I dislike some of the professors —for their strictness about percentage of
attendance and laboratory work? How often did we speak ill of the Principal for his
strict discipline and turning down some of our requests. But on that day, all of
those feelings had transformed into love, respect and regards. In the words of
Larisa Olenek. I realized,
College inspired me to think differently,
It’s like no other time in your life.
1 was so lost in the memories and thoughts that I did not realize the late
afternoon in the meantime, Mr. Hamza stroked at my shoulder and we started to
the gate. My mind was crowded with the thoughts of friends, kind, affectionate
professors and the fatherly Principal. I was constrained to utter:
Farewell my friends,
Farewell my foes;
My love with these,
My care for those.

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