A Colossal Disappointment

Colosseum '08......the first inter-school competition ever held by STCS, the realization of a dream that we'd often appealed for, worked for, and yearned for, was granted to our juniors. On July 26th, our hopes of witnessing this event were dashed, thanks to the incomprehensible standpoint of the MTCES(Mar Thoma Church Educational Society) management, which runs the 3 sister schools of St. Thomas. A bizarre decision to ban alumni, and the imposition of incredibly strict and rigid rules on the event, went on to mar what those who witnessed it say, was an otherwise well planned programme!

Having reached school by 11 and pleaded with the Security Guards for a good 2 hrs to permit us inside the campus, if not for the event, then at least for our pass certificates, most of us left the venue with another bitter experience to add to the growing list we'd had over the latter half of our final schooling year! Even after my journey through those corridors has ended, the school keeps giving me reasons to stay well away from it! The abrupt and lousy farewell that we received could not have been ended in a worse fashion than the denial of entry into the school campus yesterday! Though my heavy heart did feel a great deal of relief that our teachers had tried their level best to work past the management directive and seek the principal's permission to allow us in, that relief was short-lived! We came to know later that several students from our senior batch jumped over walls into the school campus, and were allowed to stay on by the principal, who was apparently "impressed" by their "perseverance". Being considerate or respectful, I suppose, only gets you so far!

This post is not written with a sense of loathing or hate, but with an overwhelming feeling of frustration. I know that this very experience will appear to be of little significance, perhaps even in a week's time, for I seldom harbour negative thoughts for long periods of time! Through time, my ability to handle disappointments and to dissolve my grudges has improved greatly........I just fear that I may soon cross my own threshold for these setbacks, and be left with no reason to look back! Until then, come what may, STCS will forever harbour my fondest school memories!