#LONGPOSTALERT (Lets do away with sharing board results ....lets celebrate each child!) Following is something i wrote this morning... Please give it a read ?? We started out as similar , Lil boys with pinned kerchief... We ran ,we played pranks Our days ,replete with mischief ! Somehow , in each notebook You got more stars than me ... And that extra hug , With one more toffee ,for free! You stood on the winning stand year after year , I clapped the hardest ... The teacher hugged you tight , I stood in the corner, trying invain to get that stubborn sum right! I tried as hard as i could, The slanting lines refused to bend ... 2×2 never made up a 4 And the counting refused to end. Hindi n english had words that meant only bright... And the beak of the bird oh! i could never get it right! I cheered for you all , Finer nuances i tried to pick Secretly ,I tried being like you ... To earn a front row seat, in the class pic ! My mum would say>what a boy ,just look at him! She didnt say I wasnt good enough ... But she didnt ,either, say... I WAS ! I tried my best to ace at sports But my efforts fell short yet again The music lessons n the dance class Had no mentor who would take the pain. To let my slow step find a place , in the perfectly synchronised dance .... To be politely told once again ... We shall definitely give you nother chance! No one told it to my face but i felt it with each fall , I wasnt part of the herd who always>knew it all>!! Science math n english Economics hindi n env science Nothing could help me feel better Nothing could help me grow ... But isnt education supposed to do so?? I felt a recluse as they spoke of notes n guide , I withdrew into a shell As i swallowed what was left of my pride... We reached the finalè almost... And i felt it all the more For people were bound to ask , Adding to the humiliation my parents bore ... I needed hope I yearened for solace I wanted someone to tell me Its okay,just let it go... Child you are enough Child you are complete... Whether you run the race or not You are a winner to me. Destiny shall guide u Take you somewhere ,near or far.. To be the best that you can be To be your own kinda star ! Let no 3 digits on a piece of paper decide who i can be Let no white paper judge my ability . My teacher my mother n my friends A fish could never, for the life of it, climb up ,upon a tree . For i am of limitless possibilities I have untapped potential... If your system has failed me its the system that failed , For it failed to bring out the best that i carry within . So what if i got no stars So what if my notebook had more reds than all of yours put together ... So what if i aint good enough for you ... SO WHAT... For... I have my arms to hug me ?? I have the mirror to smile back at me ...?? I have my shadow to follow or lead me...?? I have a heart that beats (i dont remember how many beats /minute!) A heart thats full of love ,a heart that would know that when a child doesnt write well ,its not the sky falling...?? If a child doesnt achieve as he is supposed to ,its not the end of the world...? I know now n i shall teach the tender ,hands, feet and mind to take their time to bloom ... Its fine to be called names BUT Its NOT fine to give up or give in. Dream on ....dont worry about them coming true ...just dream .??