Industrial Visit

This incident which happened during our college which we will never forget. Hope none of our college students will forget this. Forgot whether its first year or second year. We have been scheduled for an industrial visit in our college to Ennore. I was studying in Sathyabama Engg college. The college is known for its strict rules and regulations most of us would be aware of. When we studied it was part of the madras university and it was one among the top 2-3 college across the city. Though the college is very strict I also don’t study much but I always remain disciplined I had never ever bunked a class or taken even a single day holiday during those days. It was so planned to have an industrial visit for the entire batch of us from our department to visit the Ennore thermal plant. There were 2 buses arranged one bus with entire girls gang and the few very studious guys in the bus. The other with all the boys of the class in the bus. As we started the bus as soon as we exited out of the campus all the boys were so hyped and everyone was shouting and having a lot of fun in the bus. As we started our journey from Sholinganallur towards Ennore, suddenly what happened one or 2 guys from the bus started to plan to get down from the bus and go somewhere else. As soon as they got down every signal another bunch of guys planned something and got down either movie or hanging out or to malls each of the bunch got down with different agenda. Before we came near adyar almost the entire bus was empty hardly with 2 or three left. That time I don't know what was running on my mind even I got down with another 2 or 3 boys down the bus. We didn't do anything we just went each to our homes. I have never bunked a single class till that time in college don't know why I did that that too on our visit to industrial visit. We all didn't know what happened after that and we all went normal to our college next day. To our surprise our HOD has reported this incident to the director of college and the entire boys who all got down were given the office duty. Office duty is nothing but if anyone follow the rules or didn't do what they supposed to do they have to be standing in front of the office. As we all were standing then only we all came to know when the bus we all went and reached the location there was none in the bus when the staff who was sitting in the bus turned back to see he was so surprised. Director of college have instructed all our students to bring their parents to college to meet the director in person. That incident is so unforgettable we all bought our parents, now all our parents it was a nice opportunity for them to meet all their kids friends and even their parents. Though it was a very funny moment whenever we think of it we will always laugh. But that incident reminds me to think it from a different perspective. Though I had never taken leave to college even a single day unnecessarily though it was a fun trip to enjoy though educational when everyone started doing it we got carried away. There were lot of guys even very studious guys not like me also got down from the bus and they had to bring their parents. It’s a reminder to see are we getting carried away by seeing the crowd though we have our principles though we stand a lot to do right things we can be easily carried away when we want to be included and are not willing to be differentiated from the crowd. Though we may be that 1 or that 1% who didn't want to go with the crowd, are we willing to letgo of wanting to be included in the crowd compromising ourselves and our principles or standing out from the rest.