Human diversity makes tolerance more than a virtue; it makes it a requirement for survival.
-----Celebrations of Life
Tolerance is actually a requirement for survival. I mean, who can understand this better than a student who has short attendence and so he or she has to sit through the drag. In fact, almost all the students pay a visit to this place for attendence only. I can bet that if suddenly our lecturer starts teaching in spanish, none us would mind. Rather we would blindly continue nodding our heads!!!
2.Endurance
“Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory.”
After reading point (1) you must have understood the rhythm of this blog and so you can very well comprehend what I mean by endurance here. But its not just sitting through the lecture. There is a constant war inside you. Sitting in the lecture theatre, one is at constant altercation with self. The questions like, " Why did I come in when my friends were planning to go out?", "Where is this lecture going to take me?", etc. generally pop up in one's mind and the outside view from the window garnishes the resentment. But this is the test. You've got to sit and keep sitting. Fight your thoughts. Parry the sluggishness in you, for if you sleep and the teacher catches you, you will be chucked out without attendence and your sole purpose will be defeated.
3. Team Work
No, I am not talking about the synergy between student and the teacher but that between the student and the fellow mates. All of us are here for the common aim. So it is our duty to prevent the other person from sleeping by occasional pinching or prodding. Keep them busy in topics such as latest gadgets, teacher's diction, crush-list etc. Do it for the sake of humanity. And yes not to forget, show full cooperation in case of surprize tests or proxy checking. This is the essence of life in the Lecture Theatre.
4. Discovering our hidden talents
During the lecture, we may resort to drawing strange figures on the back of our notebook, which may even be a cartoon sketch of the teacher. By the end of the lecture you may end up unearthing the hidden artist in you. You may proudly add one more hobby in your CV. Not only drawing, you can also discover the hidden writer in you by penning down your jeremiads like me!!!
5. Optimism
You witness the live example of the quotation After the darkest night, comes the dawn. This is when your frustation reaches the ultimate level and you are about to drop dead, the lecture is over. See... It came to an end na. Besides, lecture theatre provides a romantic ambience. Everthing becomes still, clock stops ticking, you can hear your heart beat and blah blah... so its a nice chance to daydream for a full hour or to keep looking at your crush in the class, if any.
This was what I learnt. I am sure your experiences must have been equally enriching. If you got enlightened on some more aspects than those written above please share through comments. I will include them as well, with your name.
After all Lecture Theatres are not that bad!!!
"I don't think of all the misery, but of all the beauty that still remains. "
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