At The End Of The Room

At the end of the class room pressed against the back wall lies an institution in its own right. It seats a few students and provides for almost a sanctum to the perpetual troublemakers and also a partial safe haven from boring lectures or the questioning glare of the teachers.If i wasn't clear enough already, i will spit it out now, it is in fact the "last bench" of the class room. How many times have we scribbled our initials onto that bench? Being in college one can just grab the last being just by showing up early or late, but when i was in school we bench mates had to wait a week to get to that hallowed bench as we had to rotate our seats. Never the less it was always worth it. That day we could afford to be a bit careless in the class, have a conversations (in hush tones) or on a good day even get away without bringing with us a heavy text or a copy for that matter of fact. But what i like the best about that bench is that i could even put the finishing touches (debate able) to my homework as it got checked in the first bench first fashion. But i must tell all.. laziness takes a lot of planning and it is in fact a high risk game. If you depend on getting the last bench to complete your work, remember if some of your friends bunk the class you may be asked to come forward to fill the empty benches. So in the homework department it is better to put in some effort. Moving on from time to time our teachers have tried to coax us, cajole us or even scare us into quitting that safe heaven. One of my favourite teacher went to the length of telling us that more we sit on the last bench the more dumb we will get. No matter what, last bench rules. It will always be the safe heaven even if the teachers tell us that they can pay full attention to the last bench. Anyway i can't deny it when they say," LAST BENCH RULES"- The last Bench Association(fictitious)

Its not that the last bench gives you an excuse to fail but it gives you a chance to rise above the lot here are some LAST BENCH LEGENDS:
1.Bill Gates: Dropped out of college in the first year
2.Dhirubhai Ambani: Only passed class 10 boards and went from rags to riches
3. Warren Buffet: One of the richest men on the planet, never attended college
4.Albert Einstein: Didn't get the job at the Zurich University as professor in physics
5.Richard Branson: Left School at the age of 16 and never looked back. He owns the virgin group
6. Sachin Tendulkar: Failed his class 10 boards.

Finally I would like to quote Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam,"the greatest minds of a nation may be found on the last benches of the class room"

Remember, the last bench is a miracle worker..it makes legends. So are you ready for it?