Wednesday, February 27, 2013

The Show Must Go On!!!!

   It hurts.It hurts when someone younger to you gives back to you rudely,back-answers you,disrespects you. Somewhere inside, the heart is troubled. Inner self gets shattered,there are mixed emotions;that of anger,of depression. Then comes the self-denial mode which makes matters pathetic,this is when the feeling arises that our actions may not have caused the situations as they are,however in reality,it is the opposite. Our actions are responsible for the results and we always end up denying it.
   Somewhere deep inside there is always the fear that this would show us as vulnerable and weak.There is a strong feeling of us being portrayed as imperfect.But which person is perfect? No one,then why carry these thoughts with us.The Geeta says a verse ,You sow a seed and you bear the fruit but the result of the action is never spontaneous,if a tree takes years to grow and bear fruit how would we who sow the seeds of our own deeds (good or bad) expect the results instantaneously? We can't right? Results we do get and that is for sure and when we get them we don't even realize what part of our actions caused the result?
   How often do we question ourselves about it? Never.Such thoughts keep accumulating at the back of the mind and someday erupt in a volcano of emotions,mostly tears,sometimes anger and sometimes just the general feeling of self-punishment(a talk that goes in mind that you deserved this for your wrong-doings).
   Balance is needed,yes it is needed in life,somewhere one can't let thoughts take control over you.It always has to be the other way round and it would take years and years of efforts of self-discipline and self-control to reach upto that level.Perseverance on that front is essential.Challenges that agitate your mind will always crop in your way but there can't be a quit,there can't be a give up...The show must go on!!!!!!



Tuesday, February 5, 2013

       Kids ......they never stop surprising you!!!!!!     

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        Last Tuesday we did a comprehension on Sudha Murthy and her letter to JRD Tata raising voice against gender bias in Tata Motors. The kids were in a certain frame of mind. I gave them a topic to write on "Should Men and Women play different roles in the society?" They had to write whatever they felt,I was just seeking ideas nothing much.

                     A time slot of 1 week was given to them to do research,watch movies concerned with the topic,read news related to it and write an essay.On Saturday Priyanka came upto me and said "Didi I went to a few houses in my neighbourhood and interviewed a few people as to what they think about the roles being played by men and women." I was taken aback and thrilled to hear it. In my mind I had many thoughts,I never had guts to do this when I was her age,she actually went out to find practical information.I had never thought anyone would take a step to seek out how women are and what kind of jobs they do in reality.All in all just for the sake of an essay.I myself may have consulted a few books but here this lady of 13 years is doing a survey and she has put the data in her essay.This was too much to take in.

    Then yesterday we discussed the topic and I mentioned Priyanka's survey in class and expected just an applause from the class for her.However there was another surprise waiting for me.Now her technique had turned contagious,most students (majorly girls) in class wanted to do a survey in their neighbourhood and find out about what roles should men and women play in the society. To add to it they also wanted to know if men and women should switch roles regularly. I gladly gave my consent seeing their excitement.What I had thought as a simple essay subject was slowly turning into an interesting topic of debate.
         
Currently I am just waiting for Thursday when I would actually get to know what their survey results were.Keep watching this space for more!!!! See you all post Thursday class!!


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