Long ago

It began about 7-8 years ago, some time towards the end of 9th grade. There came a wave of hypes, promises, expectations, worries and of course, nerds. The upcoming year was 'The year of the BOARD'. The way general public talked, it looked like whole of the student community was going to be squashed under some gigantic heavy board, something more like a slab of rock, than a board.

Teachers said, "Study hard! Forget playing and all. It won't be any use at the time when you go for a job. Your score in your Board exams will decide your future!!". It sounded like apocalypse.

So, we studied hard. Or at least, we stayed up late into the nights, rote-learned proofs that were 'Important questions', did everything to foolproof our strategy to fool the fellows setting papers by any and every means at hand. It all got over. The future was there. And nothing happened! That is, except for the summer vacation. Few minor glitches, here and there, and Enter grade 11. All came in, riding on high waves from our performances in grade 10, knowing little that the wave, although high, was heading straight for dry land!This was one year where education itself took a sabbatical from our lives. Thankfully, knowledge changed it's mind about abandoning us for a change. Fast forward one year, it was  'Attack of the Boards 2.O'. This one was again the same old "Let;s see who "has the biggest ****." kind of a situation.  A second 'coming' for the nerds. Again, to be looked at 'an end of life as we know it'.

Then, even that got over.  Now came college for most. For the rest, it was their sabbatical from education! Revenge is sweet. But sweets are costly! Especially the ones made of pure ghee. The vengeful sabbatical costs a year of dear life. Sometimes one may think as to what would have happened "Had I worked harder". But then, there's this word that follows that feeling. The word is called 'BOLLOCKS!!'.

Anyways, eventually, it's college. By the way, all of it is part of the grand scheme that is supposed to decide our brilliant futures, which till now, seems to elude us. But then, there is in sight, a gang of folks, who happen to have jumped onto the other side of the fence, with a sigh on it, saying "Other side of YOUR future". Basically end of college. Then come those junkies who want to continue studies. Good. for them, anyways. By this time, most of us are done with all the cramming. We remember our teachers, professors, parents, and the whole bandwagon telling us about how the stamp of a good school, a good college on your buttocks comes with a promise of a better future. And then, you finally figure out that The World Is Not Enough to live up to a promise of that kind.

There will always be a board behind you, or things that are homophones to 'board'

To will be an education board,

There will be a board...of directors,

Then of course, there will be boredom of directors