FIGHT YOUR OWN BATTLE – DON’T QUIT
Dear Friends,
Thanks for following my first blog and I appreciate your views on the topic. Your response makes a neophyte like me to write the second. Some took it in a perfect light, but I am afraid, some fail to understand the underlying theme. Never mind, friends. Hota hai….
‘SUICIDE’ – a word which makes some fearful, some shocked, some paranoid and what not. But for some it’s certainly a great escape – escape from the struggle of life, forever. May be the inner pressure, inevitable circumstances, death-frightening diseases ,in some cases love affair or may be the lacking energy to face the obstacles….. God knows what makes them commit suicide, leaving this beautiful world, beloved family and friends. Really is there no other way besides committing suicide ? More especially I am concerned and surprised at the student’s inability to go forth and confront the challenges.
Dear students, happiness is not a thing you achieve and store somewhere. It has to be achieved from time to time from some simple day-to-day events. E.g. some derive happiness out of helping somebody or preparing a dish in leisure and ‘make’ others eat. This , I am sure, not a great deal, is it ?Wise people say ‘ to be happy everyday is to be not happy at all’. You are unaware of the fact that you have not yet started facing the ‘music of life’. People generally are in the pursuit of happiness, but fail to realize this present is actually the state of happiness. Realizing too late is really wasting our life. I recently heard about an old man who says,” I have known so many troubles, but some of them never happened.” Your parents, your seniors will definitely proclaim they have left their golden era in their ‘alma mater’. No place in the world is more beautiful than your school. It’s not a prison. It will always remain in your memory and remember ‘memories are not only the lifeless thoughts, they come alive’. Worst of the worst school-mate or most – hated teacher during school life may prove vigor and vitality in your future life, mark my words.One of my colleague narrated a poem, in which the poet says, a student who is much depressed in the struggle of life and has lost all the courage to encounter the challenges in life, returns to his old school teacher and asks nothing but tells most modestly,”Guruji, mala tumchya kadun kahihi nako ahe, tumhi khandyavar hat thevun fakt ladh mhana.” That’s what I say is the true essence of a school and the school teachers.
Meek dullards, wake up ! Are the studies so boring and burdensome ? Do you know student scoring 60% marks in English would be the university topper ? The senior most English master in Miraj and a genuine learner even at the age of seventy-odd, Mr.Banda Phadke sir told me he was the recipient of a prize in English at Intermediate and guess what…. he was below 60% marks in English. Very rarely they got a first-class.Are you aware being a SSC was a herculean task before ? And people had to walk miles, through hilly terrains just to reach school or college ? They didn’t have the facilities which you care damn ? Now have a look at the scores at the SSC & HSC levels. It’s not the student’s skill and talent, (though there are exceptions) as you know well, but the scoring is certainly encouraging. Cherry on the cake, one can join junior college even after failing in two subjects. Amazing ! Have a look at Mathematics, one can opt lower level Maths, no D - level problems. You ask something and you have it. Goodness only knows what will be the fate of these students. Still, still we read everyday the student’s committing suicides. Now what more you want ? Do you expect your teachers and parents to appear for your exams ? Absolutely not a single reason is so strong to compel you to leave this world, without thinking about your parents and other intimates.
Have we really become so weak mentally ? Are the teachers failing in their job ? Do parents look indifferent about their children’s feelings ? Is the condition around too unbearable ? Countless questions surge in my mind, but no question is rhetorical. I find myself speechless. Whatever the answer is, in my view life is a great struggle- fight back – DON’T QUIT

Yours,

Gramopdhye Sir