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Raj asked, “How is Bharat preparing for his tenth standard final examinations?”
Seema, with a thumbs-up sign responded, “Doing pretty well.”
“As his mother you always support him, which made him what he is today. Useless and good for nothing is what I sum him up to be. Last year he got only 543 out of 600 marks in his final exam and I doubt his ability even this year. The state rank holder gets a score of more than 570 and this fellow, when he cannot even get 550 in his ninth standard, how can we expect a better score from him in the tenth finals?” he lamented being his usual self.
“I know he will fail to deliver, once again, to our expectations”, he concluded with a dismissive air.
Bharat was just behind the curtain, listening to this discussion between his parents. He felt a sting of anguish as he was paying close attention to his father’s curt statements. He knew that he is trying his level best to improve his overall abilities in each and every aspect of his academics and still he is unable to match his parents’ expectations. This bothered him.
Then something, which shouldn’t have, has happened. Bharat recollected all his examination performances of his previous four years. In his sixth he got 486, then improved it to 512 in his seventh, got 529 in his eighth and in his last exam in his ninth standard he got 543 and stood second in the class. Each time, it was his mother who stood by him to some extent and he never received any consolation from his father. This weighed heavily on him and finally, he broke.
He lost all interest in improving his performance, as he understood that no betterment would improve his rating in his father’s eyes. He started neglecting his studies, became careless in his outlook towards every aspect of life.
Does this ring any bell?
Sure, it does. Every athlete from India should be feeling the same way as Bharat here. More than ever, this is the time when all Indian athletes need the good wishes and encouragement from its countrymen to do well in their respective fields in the Beijing Olympics. This is the time when every medal receives worldwide recognition and every athlete on the podium brings a moment of pride to the country as a whole.
Let us pray and hope for the best for our country, India.
Seema, with a thumbs-up sign responded, “Doing pretty well.”
“As his mother you always support him, which made him what he is today. Useless and good for nothing is what I sum him up to be. Last year he got only 543 out of 600 marks in his final exam and I doubt his ability even this year. The state rank holder gets a score of more than 570 and this fellow, when he cannot even get 550 in his ninth standard, how can we expect a better score from him in the tenth finals?” he lamented being his usual self.
“I know he will fail to deliver, once again, to our expectations”, he concluded with a dismissive air.
Bharat was just behind the curtain, listening to this discussion between his parents. He felt a sting of anguish as he was paying close attention to his father’s curt statements. He knew that he is trying his level best to improve his overall abilities in each and every aspect of his academics and still he is unable to match his parents’ expectations. This bothered him.
Then something, which shouldn’t have, has happened. Bharat recollected all his examination performances of his previous four years. In his sixth he got 486, then improved it to 512 in his seventh, got 529 in his eighth and in his last exam in his ninth standard he got 543 and stood second in the class. Each time, it was his mother who stood by him to some extent and he never received any consolation from his father. This weighed heavily on him and finally, he broke.
He lost all interest in improving his performance, as he understood that no betterment would improve his rating in his father’s eyes. He started neglecting his studies, became careless in his outlook towards every aspect of life.
Does this ring any bell?
Sure, it does. Every athlete from India should be feeling the same way as Bharat here. More than ever, this is the time when all Indian athletes need the good wishes and encouragement from its countrymen to do well in their respective fields in the Beijing Olympics. This is the time when every medal receives worldwide recognition and every athlete on the podium brings a moment of pride to the country as a whole.
Let us pray and hope for the best for our country, India.
4 comments:
Good one, you could have related the event as discussed in the story to performance/non-performance etc. So, how is the academic performance related to the marks?
Destination Infinity
Sorry, the question was - how is the academic performace related to Olympics?
Destination Infinity
Yes, you do have a point there. But the academic-centric population of our country tend to turn a deaf ear when we speak the language of sport. Hence, I tried this approach.
The improvement in scores reflect the bronzes and silver we have already achieved in the past. The father is the general public, the major segment, of the country who fail to back the country's contingent when it is much needed and the mother is the minor segment who back and root for the country's cause independant of the results achieved.
My interpretation... anyway...
That is an interesting implication. But it is not evident in the first read, though we get the gist of what you wanted to convey. But the frankness with which you blog, is appreciated.
Destination Infinity
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