A beginning
Children are the best teachers.This is an often heard statement.but it came as a revelation to me today,inspite of being a continuous learner from the day i became a mother to my two kids. it so happened today that i was busy ...dozing in front of the Tv when i was awakened by a series of sharp knocks on the door.Of course i was irritated to have been disturbed, more so because the perpetrator was a chubby boy of 11 living in the other building of whom i had not much opinion about.He and his gang of friends had this annoying habit of playing on the street!!!..I opened the door and asked rather rudely why he had banged on my door?He meekly looked at me and asked "will u send your son to play?".I just barked a NO and closed the door. The revelation part comes next.A little later i went out with my kids and met the same fellow on the way.I was by then feeling a bit foolish for my act.He said a huge HI to me and said SORRY...Wow,i was so ashamed of myself.Here was a small boy who