As usual woke up in the early morning. Morning means running time. Today is 15th August.I took my phone and checked the FB updates. Everyone was wishing "Happy Independence Day" but most of them were dissatisfied! The same old question, "What we've achieved in 67 years?" All the drawbacks of the Government and the political leaders.Black money, unemployment, inflation, corruption etc etc. Every year I also do the same. This year am too tired of this.
Things are getting worse or we are actually gonna be the Super power who'll answer? One thing I've realized that in a country like India where the population is more than 112crs, there we can't expect that all the problems or inequalities will altogether be abolished.
I am a teacher and I'm worried about something else. In my school children from the rich family background usually come to take admission. They are all very nice and sophisticated! We teach them manners and etiquette. At the end of the day when I step out the door of the school, I find few children not more than 6/7 years of age, collect garbage from the dustbin and the street. They don't go to the school.
The owner of a sweetshop nearby invited me to have some sweets for Independence day. He was reading the newspaper and talked about the news of submarine explosion and then the same old thing he said, "Everything is so hopeless about this country, Madam!" Then he shouted, "Chhotu, bring sweets and cold drinks for Madam!" A little boy came to me holding a plate of sweets and a bottle cold drink. He was 7/8 years old, wearing a dirty shirt, seemed to be hungry. I smiled and got up from my chair and gave him the chocolate which I got in the school. I turned to the owner and said, "Why everything is so hopeless just ask yourself!"
One of my students says, "Constitution is the rule book of this country though nobody follows the rule!" There is an article based on "Right to Education"! Right to "education" is only for the people who have money? Then what about Chootu and the millions of children like him?
67 years have passed and what we've done for these children? Being a teacher, feel so helpless!
Then I remember in the morning school function children were singing,
"We Shall Overcome ,
We shall overcome,
We shall overcome
Someday!
Deep in my heart,
I do believe-
We Shall Overcome Someday!"
Things are getting worse or we are actually gonna be the Super power who'll answer? One thing I've realized that in a country like India where the population is more than 112crs, there we can't expect that all the problems or inequalities will altogether be abolished.
I am a teacher and I'm worried about something else. In my school children from the rich family background usually come to take admission. They are all very nice and sophisticated! We teach them manners and etiquette. At the end of the day when I step out the door of the school, I find few children not more than 6/7 years of age, collect garbage from the dustbin and the street. They don't go to the school.
The owner of a sweetshop nearby invited me to have some sweets for Independence day. He was reading the newspaper and talked about the news of submarine explosion and then the same old thing he said, "Everything is so hopeless about this country, Madam!" Then he shouted, "Chhotu, bring sweets and cold drinks for Madam!" A little boy came to me holding a plate of sweets and a bottle cold drink. He was 7/8 years old, wearing a dirty shirt, seemed to be hungry. I smiled and got up from my chair and gave him the chocolate which I got in the school. I turned to the owner and said, "Why everything is so hopeless just ask yourself!"
One of my students says, "Constitution is the rule book of this country though nobody follows the rule!" There is an article based on "Right to Education"! Right to "education" is only for the people who have money? Then what about Chootu and the millions of children like him?
67 years have passed and what we've done for these children? Being a teacher, feel so helpless!
Then I remember in the morning school function children were singing,
"We Shall Overcome ,
We shall overcome,
We shall overcome
Someday!
Deep in my heart,
I do believe-
We Shall Overcome Someday!"
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