The First Ranker Part 2

"The giver is one but the takers are as many. How they take it and what value they add to it, is what matters to succeed in life".

This is where I ended about the teacher and the taught in Part 1.

Schools and colleges are where most of us compete for marks to the best of our ability. Many of us may not have topped in most exams. I did in about 4 or 5 subjects while at school and when I was doing my Law degree. What thrill it was. What swelling with pride for our efforts bearing just fruits. If I rested in past glory I would be pushed to 2nd and 3rd and down the line in the next exams! Such was the discipline and dedication required throughout studentship. These were measurable and comparable with other classmates.

Having said all the above, with life and practicality it was something else totally!

Like one could land a good job with the qualifications. At work all those marks never seemed to help!! The theory part and the practical were so different to deal with even though some subjects like accounts where it is much of practicals even while one is learning at school.

I know of many who were really good at studies but had mediocre jobs and din't do much career-wise.
Yet there were others who were really average or even below average who made it really good at their careers.

Theory Vs. Practicals it is with life and living too! Easier to score marks in theory with some discipline. When it comes to practicals it's a different ball game altogether - we go along as it comes.

Cheers.

Mahalakshmi.

Parents And Kids

Dear Readers,

I was passing through a road where a school is located. It seemed like rush hour traffic at school closing hour. The sides of the main road were parked with cars and two wheelers of all kinds, sizes, makes and colors. Soon the school bell rang and out rushed students from the three gates.

The parents and chauffeurs were present in large numbers to ferry their wards off home.

This made me wonder about parents being there at working hours! In many cars I found both parents waiting for their kids to come out.

This is not an exception for one school. This phenomenon is found all over the city at all schools.

This meant only thing for me. that parents are ready to put aside their work for the sake of their school-going kids.

We as a couple did the same for our very own and I should know.

Both of us decided to work from home and be there for the kids when they went and came back from school. My husband would cycle them to and fro until they could ride their own bikes at around age 9 or 10 years. They were independent yet we were always available for them at home but we were also working and busy to earn for our bread and butter.

Many parents choose to work from home or run a business where timings are flexible. But not all of us can do this kind of a thing. India being a country where family ties are still intact even though most of us live as nuclear families now. Yet the elders are just a call away for young working parents. They step in to take the responsibility of bringing kids back from school. Think of it. Our lives revolves around bringing up our kids and whatever we can give them to make their lives more meaningful and successful. It is indeed a long journey for any parent. It needs a lot of time, energy, money, patience, security, tolerance, love, kindness, discipline, and the words go on and on. Are all parents able to give most of these to their kids?
Among the above, the love and affection for our kids is the biggest investment we make for our kids. And this love and affection is unconditional. It is given without any conditions attached to it.
The parents sitting in their cars and waiting for their kids conveys one thing very strongly for me as I understand it. It is love and affection for our kids which make us do things, make us adjust ourselves to suit their timings, sell our very souls so that our kids don't go through any pain. We are always there for them whenever they need us.

I consider the day my boys were born as the best day of my life. They are gifts of God to me. May I continue to love them the same way ever after.

God bless all parents to give their very best for their kids.

God has been kind to us in giving us kids through whom we learn to love unconditionally.

Cheers!
Mahalakshmi