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Thursday, June 21, 2012

Chapter - 02 : Never Complain About Others!

7:30pm, 6th July, 2002
Seegodu
(6th B Classroom)

(four girls were playing game in the back benches in the study hour..)

Just a week had passed since we entered the Navodaya gate. We were little bit aware of the daily routine in the school. Home snacks were getting exhausted like ice creams in a sunny day. 
It was quite chilly evening. It was even raining outside. 
Point to be mentioned is that many had already lost their umbrellas!!
Even many teachers loose them since everyone had the habit of forgetting the umbrella in the dinner hall or in academic building.

Coming back to the present we were having study hours from 6:30pm to 8:00pm which was followed by dinner. Manjunath sir was on duty.
It was around 7:35pm and I had no home work or an assignment to do. Adarsh H P was sitting next to me. I was looking all everyone possible in the classroom since  I was jobless and I found few girls playing a game with chits. 
I was whispering about  the same to Adarsh, and at the same time sir came into the  class. 
I had heard that is very strict.
Sir: Stand up! 
       (I gave a puzzled look)
       yeah, you both of you!! what were you talking about in this study hour?
Adarsh: sir, we... we..
Me: Sir, (showing my hand towards girls from last benches) they were playing chits. So ..
Sir: so what? 
      (slapped with his wide and rough hands to both of us :( we lowered our  heads down)
      Why are you bothered about girls? keep yourself to your work and study. Don't complain about others. We know it to take care. 
(he didn't say a word to those who were playing)
After that incident, the whole night what was going through my mind was that whether talking in the class was a big sin or playing in the study hour.
Sounds of raindrops took over the concentration of my mind and I fell asleep in my upper bed.
So that was the last time I complained about girls to any teacher in my life.. :P