As the orientation started at Sauhard, I found myself shifting to a very new and unusual state of mind where all of us unconsiously have been a lot of times but today I was at that height in my conscious state. The words of the mentor created a scene in my mind. I found myself standing on this high cliff and all I could see was the surface of the ocean below me. It questioned my mind, should I dive? I know how to swim but what if the surface is too shallow? And as the mentor opened the horizon I found that the surface was deep enough to dive. My mind asked me again, are you sure you want to dive? I began to think- what if it is too deep and I never come up? But the noise echoed, 'boy you forget you know to swim'. Now I was certain about the fact that yes I want to dive. As soon as I stepped to dive I saw a movement in the water. My mind questioned me again- are you aware of the dangers in it? Will the water be a friend of yours? Or will it reject you in a harsh way? The mentor's words were still audible and clear to my physical presence in the room and the scene cleared that till I don't test myself, I will not be able to know what is good and what is bad for me. As the orientation was to end I was on this cliff waiting for things to be certain. A deep ocean waiting for me to jump. It makes no difference to the ocean if I jump or not but it would make a great difference to me as it will be a totally new experience and adventure to my ordinary life which will now have the word 'extra' before it. And by the time the mentor said thank you, I was between the cliff and ocean waiting to explore a whole new me out of myself.
About the author: Aaqib is a final year student of Psychology. He has been associated with Sauhard since a few months and is part of the Student Fellowship Batch 2014-15.
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