Just thoughts

  Long, long ago, when the Earth was young, When his oceans were brewing slowly still, When land had plants only and few insects that sing Little Luna lived alone, forever at her will. With nothing to live on but leaves and seawater, And nothing to keep her company but insects and The Sun- she envied with all her heart the latter For he voyaged the heavens free- that she couldn't stand. O! For days she sat alone craving  The liberty of the Sun who freely roamed For hours on end, she sat raving At the baby ocean, who, in reply, only foamed. After months, her patience gave way, (For, even Luna's temper gives up, you know) She cried one last time, and ran away Into the wood, in the stars' faint glow. Erelong she reached a grassy field Where the lil' lamps flickered yellow Watching them, her mind reeled Back to tranquil thoughts, her heart again mellow. The night air cooled her very much, Faster she ran now, all envy left behind. 'I'm flying through space!'-and ...

A year ago, I made a big decision. Now certainly, my decision isn’t Earth-shaking in any way- I am a boy of fourteen, after all, but I must mention that this did have a profound impact on my personal self and significantly altered the path of my life.  A year ago, I was studying in a school- not very special, just a normal private school. The teaching was good, the teachers amiable (mostly), and my classmates fun. I can’t say I was fully satisfied with society there- I did have my ups and downs, but I let them pass, and life was good. Until I took an exam. I periodically write Olympiads and competitive exams, just for the challenge- solving problems gives me a great amount of satisfaction, and this exam was no different. It was an entrance exam for a four-year program in a reputed coaching institute that trains its students to crack, with flying colours, the big university entrance tests of India- JEE for engineering universities, and NEET for medical universities, along wit...