Boards are Coming!
Hear ye hear ye! The boards are coming and there's no stopping them anymore. The life purpose for all children Indian, the only reason we were put in school for the 10 years before this and the examination for the value of our lives so far. We grew up in our simple schools - studying for the sake of parental validation and not getting yelled at. In 9th grade, we laughed about the importance given to these god-forsaken exams and tittered about the stress our teachers and seniors were under. And now, we repent. The boards seem to have a symbolic meaning to the Indian population. Sort of like a growing of age. Its like a Robert Frost poem. It could have just been a homeless guy lost in the woods or it could be the "contemplation of man's relationship with nature and societal pressure". This exam seems to be our crossroad, except there's no GPS, it's a one-way road, and choosing the wrong road is the end of your life. The fear of the board itself is secondary, in...