I came to college for the first day on August 9 , 1989. Everything was new to me . All the faces were unfamiliar . Suddenly , I found a senior student of my school . He took me round the college buildings . I saw the library , the laboratories ; the students ' common room , the playground , the office , etc.
I had taken down my class routine . The bell rang . I went to my classroom . It was a big and airy hall . There were about one hundred and fifty students in it . It was the English class . The teacher came in . We all stood up . He finished the roll - call . He told us something about college life . We all listened to him . I had a few more classes on that day .
My classes were over at 4 p . m . I felt a sense of complete freedom at college . It seemed to me that college life was a life of joy and freedom . But I decided to write my name big . I made up my mind to labour hard . I wished to be a responsible citizen of the country . Thus , the first day at college was the beginning of a new chapter in my life . I was reminded of what H. W. Longfellow said ,
" Not enjoyment , and not sorrow ,
Is our destined end or way ;
But to act , that each tomorrow ,
Finds us farther than today . "
