Valedictory Speech by Literary Prefect Ms. Niusha Bhesania
of the Outgoing Batch of 2019-20
'Ushta-Te: Happiness Unto you'
Isn’t it funny how day by day nothing
changes but when you look back everything is different? And finally, the day has come!
Warm greetings to all the management
members, mentors, parents, fellow mates and the graduating batch of 2019-20. We
made it! Let's have a huge round of applause for all of us.
As
Charles Dickens said - "It was the best of the times and the worst of the
times."
Do you remember the first day when we
walked in this alma mater? Little striplings with eyes full of tears, crying
and crying; missing our home, for who knew that day that it would become our
second home. As fledglings, we found ourselves lost in the halls as if they were
the changing staircase of Hogwarts. From wanting to become the duster-in-charge
of the class to sleeping with books, from having silly fights in class to
playing wrestling battles, from hiding behind friends when the teacher asked
questions to have a constant excuse that ' Ma'am, I did the homework but
forgot the book at home', we all know the truth behind it, right? From having
planned absenteeism to taking unnecessary breaks for pee and water. And it's
still a mystery why girls never go alone to the washroom. From having snacks on
the last seat hiding from the teacher to playing pen fights so passionately as
if it were an Olympic event. From cracking jokes at the backbenches to
discussing philosophies of life. From the excitement of new books and uniforms
each year to being great devotees of God, especially in the month of March. And
from expertise in bargaining those 2 marks to paying the repercussions and consequences
of PTMs later at home, let's admit, we've had it all.
But it isn't as simple as that, having one
hand on the pen, the other on food; one ear on the lecture, the other on gossip; one
eye on board, the other on *cough* *cough*.
Who says a student's life is easy? We
are indeed very busy. Our morning alarm being the exasperating moment, finding
the other sock-like Dora out on exploration, the way to class - a dreadful
journey, having the most relieving moment when our friend says "Yaar, mera
bhi baaki hai..", the perplexing moment on having a surprise test and
everyone in the class knowing the answer when actually just one knows it. And
the best news of all time to get a free sports period which happens once in a
blue moon. It goes without saying a big shout out to Ashish sir here.
It all just seems like yesterday, it all
really escalated quickly and our phenomenal journey wouldn't have been possible
without the support of few special people. I would like to thank some of those
people now, please give a round of applause for each of them. Thank you to the
faculty and the staff; from the teachers and the councilors and the observer
and the principal and the management members , the committee to the volunteers
and care takers; not forgetting the samosa wala uncle - for helping us graduate
today. Thank you to my batch mates, parents and family for whatever you thought
you did that was special. You are all genuinely very lovely people and I truly
couldn't have had made it without you. And with your love mommy - daddy, nobody can
drag me down. Thank you to google, wikipedia and microsoft for copy paste for
helping me get to the stage today.
Without teachers our life would have no
class. I'm thankful to all my pre-primary and primary teachers for holding my
hand and touching my heart. From A-B-C-D to 1-2-3-4 you created the foundation
of our lives.
I'm grateful to all my middle school
mentors for changing my life with just the right mixture of chalk and
challenges. A special mention to Margret ma'am, Fatema ma'am and our walking
encyclopedia - Marious sir.
A teacher is a compass that activates the
magnets of curiosity, knowledge, and wisdom. My sincere gratitude to all my
secondary and high school teachers - from Jigna ma'am and Movin sir, to Mala
ma'am and Neetu ma'am and definately Kalpesh sir and Alpa ma'am. The list
doesn't end here; a good teacher is a brilliant light, illuminating the prism
of life, revealing to students a rainbow of endless possibilities. Thank you
very very much Ashutosh sir for being such a great inspiration. Also, thank you
very much Duraiya ma'am and Kamini ma'am for your kindness and faith
throughout. And even though you haven't taught a subject to me I'm very
thankful to you for teaching me life lessons Bhagvandas sir i.e.,Bhavesh sir and Dipesh sir. Thankful to all my activity
teachers too. Thank you for being such a great support system Anne Marie ma'am,
Sherry ma'am, Ila ma'am and Zubin sir. It goes without saying that since my
childhood I truly adore you - Vallery ma'am and Yazdi sir.
Finally, a very special thanks to a very
special person - thank you very very much Renuka ma'am for bringing out the
best in me. I myself never knew that I could do so great in life. For the world
you would be Renuka but for me you are my RenuMa, thank you for being the
silver lining to all my clouds. I genuinely love and respect you.
Now at the end of our careers as students
we have an opportunity, now's our time to take on the world and to find and
pursue our passion. To code encode - to leave our legacy. Where ever you go
walk with purpose like that is somewhere you have to be, walk with importance
like you are someone people should already know and walk with pride because
those are the people that others are going to follow. Be a voice, not an echo.
Always give your best. Do not stress the could have's, if it should have it
would have. Reach high for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep for every
dream precedes the goal.
Always
stay positive. A boat does not sink because there’s water around it, it only
sinks when the water gets inside it. Similarly, do not let the negativity around you get inside you And as
our school has instilled in us, always believe in the motto – “Humata, Hukhta,
Huvarshta “i.e., “Good Thoughts, Good Words and Good Deeds.”
.
This is not the end of anything rather it's
a new beginning for there is so much in this world.
There is so much
in this world, yet there is so less.
So much to do yet just a few we could get.
So many things to tell yet so less we've
said.
So many questions to ask yet just handful
answers we've.
So many people in this world yet only a few
to relay at.
So many emotions in our hearts yet just a
few could be expressed.
And I'm still so young I don't know how the
world is, is it good or is it bad?
At the end I wish you all the very best and
‘Ushta Te’ i.e., happiness unto you.
Thank you, lots of love.
