You wouldn’t like leaving your childhood playground near your home where you played those stupid games or the place where you sang the first song in your life “Tara baaji lai lai”. Unfortunately, life is so cruel it compels us to do the things we are unwilling to do. Basically, students from the villages have to endure mountains of problems when living far away from home. Who wouldn’t miss the delicious food that your mom cooked when you have to cook for yourself in a rented room in a corner of the concrete jungle? I bet you will regret those moments when you

quarrelled with your mother because you thought the meal did not look tasty. You will also remember the harsh words of your father, and now you will find them to be most kind. You feel as if you have nobody to guide you and warn you

of bad company. And, of course, there won’t be any brother to bother you or fight you for the TV remote. But again you will get neither peace nor enjoy your freedom. And you will start thinking when you will be with your family again.

Besides being homesick, you will have to learn how to make new friends from different cultures and socialise with them. It can be an uphill task if you are an introvert. You not only need the ability to understand people’s motives and learn to trust unfamiliar people but also to be sceptical. You will learn to wait up till midnight for water to flow from your tap or carry water jars up to your room on the third floor. You will learn to live on bread, beaten rice and instant noodles when there is no cooking gas.

Then there is your landlord who will arrive in a cheerful mood on the first day of every month to collect the rent, but your father may not have sent the money yet.

Most irritating of all, you may find yourselves standing in a queue outside the restroom every morning if you don’t have an attached bathroom. And similar is your plight when you plan to wash your clothes. Your conscience suggests that you should not depend on your father for your expenses. You will understand how difficult it is for him

to earn money in a Gulf country for your well-being.

But you will eventually begin to notice that you can do nothing with your certificates except feel pity. Even then, you need pocket money for the canteen and transportation. Sometimes, your friends will invite you to join them for a movie or an outing.

You know that you should not ask money from your poor father. This is the greatest dilemma of your life when you don’t know which way to go.

And the biggest challenge of all times is to be brave, hope that the problems will be solved, fulfil your dreams of being a good person and keep your parents happy.