Thank You Pa
During my higher secondary studies, I had become kind of dull, had transitioned from a geek to a dreary student. I still vividly remember an incident in 12th Grade that amplified my respect and love towards my dad.
I had my preliminary exam of PHYSICS and I was completely unprepared, was cent percent sure of failing and that too badly. So, alongwith my cousin, I made a plan to escape the exam. According to the plan, we went late and as we were nearing the office of the Father (Principal), I fainted radically. Father was shocked too, woke me up, made me sit in his office, ordered some medicines for me and called for my dad as I was faking it accurately.
My dad arrived and took me back. On the way, he just told me, “Son, do you remember the story of that thief who started with stealing a pencil and then was transformed into a big thief who was finally hanged to death?” I was wondering what he wanted to sketch from that story. I got angry at the thought that he was comparing me with him.
“Every major action has a root to a minor act in the past history. Just remember one advice, ‘you will never be what you want to be if you bluff and you don’t have control over your mind and heart.’ I don’t want to comment anything on today’s incident but I want to make this day, the biggest learning of your life, and for that I am glad that you bluffed to me. The key is, never deceive your parents, you will be allowed and given everything but from now onwards promise me that all the things you do will be the ones which you can share with me, because you are my smaller fraction and I can very well envisage where you are heading and what you are saying.”
