User:Khaling benjii

Khaling Benjamin

Yeah, thats my name. I was born and brough up in remote village called "Phaikholum" where I lived with my parents till 1993. Then we shifted to Loktak H.E. Project in the same year when Kuki-Naga conflict occurs. And in the same year, i was admitted to a school in Lotak called "Gilgal English High School" where i attended till my matriculation. I passed out from this school in 2nd div. Then i moved to the capital, Imphal for my higher education. I studied in Royal Academy of Science, Wangkhei. After that I moved down to hyderabad for further education. I did some jobs where i gained lots of knowledge and experience regarding the interior working of the BPO and the Telecom sector. I am well-aware of it since i also had intensive training in the field. After the sudden demised of my Dad, i came back only to start pursuing BSc IT once again from NIIT in Guwahati. I stay in Lewis Memorial Hostel, CBCNEI, Mission Compound, a wonderful hostel will wonderful facilities and awesome friends to share my hostel life with. Now i'm in my final year so i'll be moving out pretty soon. But i really really am gonna miss this place for sure.

This is the article that i wrote for CBCNEI magazine.

I’m so grateful to God for this wonderful opportunity, and not forgetting CBCNEI for giving me this space in their column. “Jack of all trades but master of none...” that’s me, according to my friends. I know little bit of everything (not literally everything though), but somehow I’m knowledgy in the field of computers, that’s how I’m best known in the hostel amongst my friends. I am now in my final semester, pursuing Bachelor of Science in Information Technology in NIIT. I belong to Khoibu (Uipo) Tribe from Chandel District, Manipur. Lately I've noticed a lot of tragedies in my life and the lives of those around me. And I've noticed that the only way to deal with it is by surrounding myself with those who care for me. I've observed that my friends that take the longest to heal are those who spend the most time without their friends and family. As much as I try to be there for my friends, some would rather be alone and deal with it on their own, and it hurts me to see them hurt. A few thoughts... Think of rain as the pain you're feeling in the moment. Think of it as something you drive through, you walk through, that no matter how fast you run or drive, it still engulfs you and makes you wet, and cold. And maybe you feel alone in that rain. Maybe you don't think it will ever stop, at least not until you're soaked to the skin. The rain is coming down until it stops, and no sooner. You don't know when it will stop, neither do I. But go and get an umbrella, or look for shelter. It will stop. Trust me. Even Noah only had to go through 40 days of rain. Well, I’m sure it’s purely God’s plan, for my whole stay here in Guwahati. I always passed by this place a lot of times but never ever thought, I would come here and pursue my higher education here. Then, through a friend, I came to know about LM Hostel and then applied for a seat. By God’s grace, I was selected amongst many who have applied for the same but couldn’t get. I still remember the first day in the hostel, praying for a wonderful stay in this hostel and also to have a good rapport with my fellow friends. You know, it was even more exciting because, this is gonna be my first hostel life experience. When I first came to this hostel, I was just a mere listener, not much of a talker. So, I mostly lived a life of an introvert. Never would I volunteer for any good cause, except in some cases where I was bound to be a part of such because of hostel norms. But being here, I learnt a lot through different activities that takes place in and around the hostel. Staying in this hostel is like a turning point in my life. In my 2nd year of college and my stay in this hostel, I started taking part in Naga Christian Fellowship activities too. I joined the NCFG Praise & Worship band in the year 2009 when the band was in search of a bass guitarist. I was enjoying being in the band as I was also interested in music and also playing instruments like most of us. Since all of us were mostly students, some had to walk out of the band and also the place for their further studies elsewhere. So, in the early part of 2010, we didn’t have any P&W leader so I along with Amen Longkumer took up the part that was vacant, leading the congregation in Praise & Worship. Since I’m a worshiper, I want to bless the Lord with songs of praise. I want to sing songs that glorify Him, honor Him, to sing about who He is and what He has done for us. But I must also confess, I am not a good leader, neither a good singer, of course, but I’m so thankful to NCF for giving me this wonderful privilege and accepting me for who I am. I am so blessed each time I lead the people into Praise & Worship. It’s a great challenge for me personally because I am a guy who has a serious problem facing the crowd, speaking to them and singing too. It was something that I’ve never done before. But, through the course of time, I learnt with every mistake I made and now I must say that my stage fears decreased tremendously. It is still my prayer even today that I must live an exemplary life not for the sake of earning accolades from people but to receive blessings from the Lord. I feel it is essential to periodically re-evaluate our life so as to re-identify who we are, where we are and where we are going. Now is a good time to re-evaluate our lives to make sure our central purpose and focus of life is what God wants us to be, so that we might pursue it with passion. We don't want to get to the end of our life to face the reality that our ladder was leaning against the wrong wall. May God Bless you all!

-Khaling Benjamin Lewis Memorial Hostel