Even before you start reading this post you can predict that I am going to write a story here, as its trivial from the title itself. Indeed yes, I gonna tell you something which I learned from my past.
Let me start up the story straight away. It is an incident happened during my U.G.
"We have been taught some stuffs which are in relation with one of my core subject by the lecturer who will teach us regularly. During the evening session for the same subject, it was someone else who stood in front of the writing board of our class to govern us. She introduced us as she was our new staff appointed to that peculiar subject but we already know that she was only an active staff only for that period of time.
"She ordered us to study the thing that was taught to us in the morning and also
she whispered that she would ask us questions after some time. Although I knew the topic very well, I pretended to her like asking some doubts for passing time. Also it was the last hour of the day and we all were waiting to hear last bell to ring.
"She started asking questions one by one. Before she started asking, we requested her not to ask questions as we were not in the mood of answering questions, but, as usual, like other staffs she rejected our requests. All answered to their most extent possible.
"It was my turn, I have to answer the questions. She asked me a question from the topic which she explained me for my doubts. She also was sure that I knew the answers. As unfortunate to her, I have answered nothing. As a zest of youth, I simply wore a smile and kept my mouth shut. This action of mine provoked her anger. She again asked me to answer for it with a rigor tone adding "I know that you know the answer. So, answer me". Again I did the same.
"With all my actions, she detested me. She wanted to lob me out but she didn't.
As I did not drop my smile outta my face, she aroused with anger and shouted at me to stop laughing. I humbly replied "I am not laughing mam, I am just smiling". Meanwhile this conversation, the most awaited bell rang. At the end, we all left the room which includes her.
"On the next day, I came to know that she left the college. I was bit relaxed with some guiltiness. Relaxed, as there was no need to meet her again with shame face; Guilty, as I shouldn't have behaved like that.
I think, its not only my silence even after her spacial lecture especially made her aroused with anger but also my smile at the wrong time made her so. Besides my feelings of relaxation and guilty consciousness, I also learned that sometimes our smile may cause someone to get hurt. So, be aware of your gestures as well as your postures possibly at any situation.
I gave you this experience keeping behind some other similar experiences out of my college days because I want to explain it with some interesting stuffs and to remind you your college days in parallel (with some similar experience).
This is just the normal exuberance of a student. you will get to know more similar things in future.
ReplyDeleteYes. Of course. Coz I believe life is a continous learning process. Thanks for ur comment.
ReplyDeleteWhile I was doing my U.G,I had to travel 30kms+30kms daily through a bus. I used to be very sick those days.When I got a seat near window after purchasing biscuits to eat ,felt very tired and thinking that I was having dizziness and to get nice air from outside, I sat. Usually ,now also I prefer the window seat.
ReplyDeleteNow one lady above 45 years old, ordered me to vacate the seat and asked me to sit next to her.(Usually many used to tell me that I was short-tempered and very sensitive at those days. It might be true also. But after I got married, I used to bear big things around me and to maintain peace in my life,I tried to adjust and mingle with all, leaving my moody nature and sensitiveness.)
I got angry and argued with her that I wouldn't leave the seat.She asked me of my name.
Then only I guessed she might be a staff in our college ,might be some other department. I was not ease at that moment. I belonged to Mathematics and till that moment I didn't know who was she.
As per my guess, she complained to one of our staff next day.
I was very good at studies.So, my staff, whose name is Kala always felt pity about my health and she smiled at me only saying "unakku nalla kovam varum polo" and she touched my shoulders and the attitude of hers cannot be forgotten in my life.
Thanks for sharing your story. Life is the best teacher, indeed.
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