A random thought on a still night

Tonight, as i stand at the balcony of my hostel block and look out at the night itself, dimly lighted by street lights and a few window sills that are still  illuminated, i open myself up to the stillness and peacefulness that beholds the air; it is exam week and everyone is deep in sleep. I breathed in the cool refreshing air, and as the frog croaks and night creatures made noises in their night frantic, my thoughts flashed back to 4 years ago when i first came here. It really felt just like yesterday and time passes by so fast that it is beyond the grasp of my simple mind. Back then, i couldn't fathom how i would have survived in such a place and now, after 4 years, i couldn't help but fathom that at one point i would really really missed my 4 years of life here as a student.

Tomorrow, some of my friends would leave this place and start a new chapter in their life. One by one, they left and soon, it will not be long when most of them would have deserted this place. Truth it is, life is never long enough for anyone to stay permanent at a place and most hurried on with their life in the pace of this modern society... and few would ever look back. Even fewer would actually remember what they have been through for the past few years. The time for remembering and looking back, to most, is when one is no longer able to move forward.

Even speaking so, the clock continues to tick and the sand of time will still flow endlessly. It is only momentarily for still nights such as tonight and it is truly a spectacular view to behold and if only good moments are still liked this too... and as i type this whining out, daylight is approaching; a good illustration of what i was trying to mean; time never stops. All i can ever do is to chase time for the rest of my life and appreciate every moment of it. And so, farewell my old friends, till we cross paths; you will surely secure a place in my memory. :)

p/s : night as i defined it, is before the break of dawn