For Mine is a Generation that searches the globe, In search of something we haven't tried before.

We come into the haze, the obscurity of this phase, slowly begins to fade.

To reach beyond within, to bake inside this kiln, drink from all we’re given.

Coffee perked minds, never to step behind, we have come here to find.

This unguarded mystery, and it will be our destiny to make SIMC history.

Keepin’ eyes wide open, bringin’ souls that are hopin’ they won’t be broken.

Dauntless and forward, restlessly awaiting. Mixed emotions- to each his own. Variations of intensity, but a certain depth of naivety. Confidently anxious, anxiously confident. Surreal images born of anticipation.
But you are not alone. It is we. On an equal footing, with the same apprehensions, the same inhibitions, we stand.
We’re all going through the motions, even if we’re physically away, we’re mentally all here. Welcome, fellow SIMCians to Pune- paradise or mosh pit? Your attitude in time will tell. It is in the knowing but only through experiencing. Don’t take their word for it, and we won’t be left wondering what if. We’ve come this far, we’ll go way ahead. Call it what you want, it is the end, of the innocence.
For me, no more wondering what those super- stressed, perma- hyper SIMCians in the NCC canteen are on. I’ll be on the same high. Memories of watching cameras past the Symbi hill, intense looks in their eyes as they concentrate on bending the norms of creativity, the sudden calm on their high- strung faces as they exit the premises. If only I can keep my soul from bursting before the 15th. As with all things that start so sunny, there will be rain, hail and storm. But eventually, I shall be seasoned.

To borrow from an extremely overused but even more apt motto: “Keep your eyes open, and suck in the experience. And if it hurts, you know what? It’s probably worth it.”

ALLRIGHT! Let’s do this people!

-Revati (Journo)