Ragging a.k.a self humiliation

Finally after crossing a year, I aptly expected that becoming a senior in college wouldn’t make a lot of difference. New faces came into the college also but still my situation and stand in coll didn’t change one bit. I can say evenly that I haven’t ragged any juniors. Ragging seemed pointless and I absolutely found no need to do it. I still am ragged by other seniors. Its all a matter of who comes first when seating is concerned. Yet last yr I was told to move out of my seat by my seniors. The general misconception is that once u get thru the first yr, horns thrust out and u become “seniors” capable of commanding over the newcomers. But then sex partiality has a say in every walk of life and makes its presence felt here also. U can try this out at your risk: in a bus try asking a “gud looking” girl to get up and shove off from her seat; it’s a surety that other seniors will ask u to shut up and move ur butt instead. This is the result of knowing them for 1 yr and getting ragged by the same seniors who immediately jumped sides to support the newcomer. Well, if u wanted to get to kno a newcomer u can directly ask them to introduce themselves (in a normal way) and make them feel comfortable with the new surroundings. IF the junior shows attitude and sounds arrogant then the situation takes on a whole new dimension. I hav seen juniors displaying their “talents” according to the whims and fancies of the seniors with no particular reason at all. Its noticed that guys endure more ragging than girls do. A pleading look and smile from a girl is enuf. Obviously the junior does wats said so that the senior doesn’t get angry but then no one knos wat they talk among themselves later. Respect is something u shud command and never demand in life. Humiliating a junior by form of ragging can never make that person respect the senior truly and the senior gains respect jus for the sake of it. I was told to sit with my hands folded jus cos the senior asked me to. It neither benefited me nor the senior there. Still I had to obey as I was told to and this gesture was seen as fear and respect to the senior. Obviously the exact opposite thots cud be running in my mind maybe but still the senior is satisfied that I hav done wat is asked for. Its something universal I guess where juniors r welcomed into college life this way. Sad but true.