College Started

Today is 4th of August 2010,the earth has completed 5 complete revolution and 1 complete rotation since I first joined the college.It was a different feeling.How do I describe how I felt??? It was as if I have seen world enough and in a position to say how it works. I really had a proud feeling,that I have crossed THE Barrier...ha ha ha and then when I look down upon the kids of class 11 and 12 struggling hard get a descent rank in competitive exams I really feel pity for them. An air of pride always encircled me that I belonged to an esteemed institution...that I came here to complete my degree in engineering (hardly knew the meaning of the word "engineering" then).Serious always or may be I should say showing off a bit how serious I was. We people, when attended the first lecture we were over cautious,gave as much importance we could give to the teacher even more than the subject(which required some).We really had high hopes regarding there intelligence and qualification.I can't say about every one but my judgment about every teacher was in great dilemma till my "technical interaction" started(another part and parcel of the bachelors degree).