THE VISIT OF THE MAGI

On a silent night in Bethlehem, inside an old stable full of animals, a child was born. There was no bed for the baby, so his mother wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger. The ignorant world was oblivious of the fact that the delicate child sleeping in a manger was the son of god.
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Then three wise men from east (also called The Magi) came to Bethlehem to see the holy child. They carried with them three offerings, namely, gold, frankincense, and myrrh. The gold was symbol of prosperity, frankincense stood for godliness and myrrh meant mortality. They enlightened the world about birth of Jesus. The visit of Magi brought new hope and confidence in people of Bethlehem, as they realised that their saviour was born..........
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But why am I telling you this story? Well ... With Christmas bells ringing all around us and Santa’s sleigh zooming in the sky I could not help joining the chorus of Christmas carols.
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But wait a minute, it’s not just that. For I wonder was it a mere coincidence that in the month of December three of our Alumni of ‘07 batch visited us? While we were lost in our own world, clueless and paranoid about our future Sujoy, Abhishek and Sunil came to the campus........ Came to boost our morale and provide the much needed impetus to our placement activities. They gave us hope, they gave us confidence and they gave us the winning mantras. The two days of togetherness acted as an elixir to our monotonous life marred by hectic study schedules.
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Their visit was ‘The Visit of Magi’ for the GMPians, they came to give us the message of hope and prosperous future. It was great to know that there are people out there watching us, reading our blogs, praying for our success. It was great to know that we are not alone; we have a family, a family of successful GMPians. And each one of us is proud to be a part of the family.