Different people, Different meanings!
Time for some school time stories…
Scene 1
Somewhere in the bustling city of Bombay…
Little Miss S, not so little anymore, was looking at her X board results, and to her dismay she had scored just 88.93%, which fell short of the merit position, at the same time, lowering her over all rank in school to the third position. * Sigh *
She had never been third before. She was upset, terribly upset… But as always, her dear dad, patted her back, said, “Wow, my Princess, you stood first among girls! Let’s Party!!”
Scene 2
A quaint little corner in Calcutta…
The house was bustling with a lot of celebrations today!
Why? Because, little sunny boy had scored 86.57%, thus bagging the second position in school. That was the very second time he stood second! It was an exhilarating moment.
The proud dad said, “That’s my smartest boy! Let’s Party!!”
Scene 3
In the neighboring street, jus next to sunny boy’s house stayed Neil…
He had secured a 61.99% and his rank was 22nd in his section. His family was terribly upset. Coming from a family where his both parents were IAS officers, all aunts and uncles were either doctors or engineers, he sure was an odd man out.
He didn’t seem any bothered about the same. His grandfather tried to confront him by saying, “Khokon shona, you should do better in studies. You know your dad was a born winner. Never stood second… and…”
Before Grandpa could finish off, Neil interrupted with a very somber face, “Yes, grandpa, I am continuing the family tradition… I have never stood second, never… The closest I have been to it was in Standard VII when I got the fourth rank…”
Grandpa couldn’t help, but laughed his heart out and said, “Well done son! Let’s Party!!”
Scene 1
Somewhere in the bustling city of Bombay…
Little Miss S, not so little anymore, was looking at her X board results, and to her dismay she had scored just 88.93%, which fell short of the merit position, at the same time, lowering her over all rank in school to the third position. * Sigh *
She had never been third before. She was upset, terribly upset… But as always, her dear dad, patted her back, said, “Wow, my Princess, you stood first among girls! Let’s Party!!”Scene 2
A quaint little corner in Calcutta…
The house was bustling with a lot of celebrations today!
Why? Because, little sunny boy had scored 86.57%, thus bagging the second position in school. That was the very second time he stood second! It was an exhilarating moment.
The proud dad said, “That’s my smartest boy! Let’s Party!!”
Scene 3
In the neighboring street, jus next to sunny boy’s house stayed Neil…
He had secured a 61.99% and his rank was 22nd in his section. His family was terribly upset. Coming from a family where his both parents were IAS officers, all aunts and uncles were either doctors or engineers, he sure was an odd man out.
He didn’t seem any bothered about the same. His grandfather tried to confront him by saying, “Khokon shona, you should do better in studies. You know your dad was a born winner. Never stood second… and…”
Before Grandpa could finish off, Neil interrupted with a very somber face, “Yes, grandpa, I am continuing the family tradition… I have never stood second, never… The closest I have been to it was in Standard VII when I got the fourth rank…”
Grandpa couldn’t help, but laughed his heart out and said, “Well done son! Let’s Party!!”
-Ships
P.S. Inputs gathered from a close friend over chat!
posted by Ships at
11:33 PM
3 Comments:
Every moment has a reason to cheer for.
great post indeed.
Cheers!!
By
Ravish, at 5:34 AM, January 16, 2009
perceptions of the world around us make us change our perceptions as well.. but what really matters is OUR attitude towards life..very nicely written..do drop by at my related post..
By
Anurag, at 11:56 AM, January 19, 2009
Not everyone can be Rank one. Someone has to fill in the lower rank positions as well. In the end what matters is Happiness that you get from it. Even a lad who just passed exam on a borderline has a happy story to tell.Good Post...Keep Writing!!
By
Sanket, at 6:32 AM, March 05, 2009
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