CONQUER THE CLIMB: Bringing up and Being true to yourself
I was walking by the uniformly designed lush green pathway. Amidst the kaleidoscope of playground sounds, surrounded by the lively buzz of children's voices filled with chaotic symphony of giggles, whispers, and exclamations, I almost lost track of my agenda. I found myself navigating through a maze of words, trying to decipher the chatter and miserably failed. I reached the staff room and patiently waited for the teacher to come. It was 7:45 am and there was a swarm of adolescent children discussing answers, memorizing physics keywords and so on. My son had been sick the previous week and I had to submit a letter for his health-related absence. As the teacher entered the classroom area, a bunch of kids ran towards her for clarification of various answers to questions. “Hi mam”, exclaimed one, “Dude! Go spank yourself da! I told you that was the answer!”, said another one. While I was already lost in the earlier web of words, I found myself jolted to see that the ha