Inside the home and mind of a Josephite

Following my earlier post on a visit to my alma mater - St. Joseph's school, in Coonoor, this is set of pictures, among the many, that I took on that day!

And it's whispered that soon, if we all call the tune, then the piper will lead us to reason!

-- Stairway to Heaven, Led Zeppelin, 8 November 1971

Beyond the horizon of the place we lived when we were young,  In a world of magnets and miracles,

Our thoughts strayed constantly and without boundary, the ringing of the division bell had begun! 

-- High Hopes, Pink Floyd, 10 October 1994

How I wish, how I wish you were here. 

We're just two lost souls, swimming in a fish bowl, Year after year, running over the same old ground. 

What have we found? The same old fears. Wish you were here.

-- Wish you were here, Pink Floyd, 12 September 1975

You may say that I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one.

I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will be as one 

-- Imagine, John Lennon, 11 October 1971

Encumbered forever by desire and ambition, there's a hunger still unsatisfied

Our weary eyes still stray to the horizon, though down this road we've been so many times

-- High Hopes, Pink Floyd, 10 October 1994

Far from the twisted reach of crazy sorrow

Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free

Silhouetted by the sea, circled by the circus sands, with all memory and fate driven deep beneath the waves

Let me forget about today until tomorrow.

-- Mr. Tambourine Man, Bob Dylan, 22 March 1965

I walked the avenue till my legs felt like stone, I heard the voices of friends vanished and gone 

At night I could hear the blood in my veins, black and whispering as the rain!

-- Streets of Philadelphia, Bruce Springsteen, December 1993

The grass was greener, the light was brighter, with friends surrounded!

-- High Hopes, Pink Floyd, 10 October 1994

And we'll bask in the shadow of yesterday's triumph, sail on the steel breeze! 

-- Shine on you crazy diamond, Pink Floyd, 15 September 1975

And a new day will dawn, For those who stand long, and the forests will echo with laughter! 

-- Stairway to Heaven, Led Zeppelin, 8 November 1971

And you run, and you run to catch up with the sun, but it's sinking, 

racing around to come up behind you again!

-- Time, Pink Floyd, 1973

Yes, there are two paths you can go by.

But in the long run, there's still time to change 

The road you're on! 

-- Stairway to Heaven, Led Zeppelin, 8 November 1971

How everything still turns to gold 

And if you listen very hard, the truth will come to you at last 

When all are one and one is all! 

-- Stairway to Heaven, Led Zeppelin, 8 November 1971

To the Alma Mater - 14 years later

A visit to St. Joseph's School, 14 years after conclusion of tutelage there was truly overwhelming, and brought back many fond memories of the wonderful days that now remain etched firmly only in thoughts - to be cherished for all time to come!

Reminiscing the old times spent in Gray and Blue standard, as one faction, in strong brotherhood, Pankaj, Jithu and I found ourselves 'back to school' again, in an arena where little has changed over the last decade and a half.

Amazed at the wonderful reception we received, it was moments to savour and to also reflect upon what we had learnt there and hence come to apply in our lives as people, expected to be best at what we swore to do.

Walking down the memory lane can also get very emotional, particularly if there is a lasting urge to remain part of the fraternity that one was so duly part of, knowing fully well that such a connection can only be attributed to those bygone times, and that a new day will only draw us away from this wonderful impression, into our own chaotic realm of a fast paced life, away from the innocence of childhood and the arduously patient and remarkable wonders we call teachers!

Touring around the marvelous campus at the behest of Sir Himachalapathy, who taught us a lot more than just accounting standards and commercial viabilities, we were quick to realize how fortunate we are to have been part of a wonderful system at the right time and the right place, and agreed to do our bit to further this realization, something which is to all of us a unique opportunity, rather a privilege, I must say!

Now, you wouldn't exactly call Ralph Waldo Emerson a mere dreamer, would you, for having insisted "not to go where the path may lead; but instead go where there is no path and leave a trail?”

Footnotes:

The page on Wikipedia

It's a shame that I've not been able to publish the pictures we took during the visit, in this post - all thanks to not being able to find my camera's USB cable and also since I haven't yet installed a card reader! Double Whammy, indeed! I hope to post some images of this visit on my photo-blog soon!