CHILDREN DO SAY THE CUTEST THINGS! #BLOGCHATTER #WRITEAPAGEADAY
Being a teacher and educationist is often the best kind of life one can lead! It is a calling that keeps one young, physically and mentally. Every day brings a new kind of learning, sometimes tender, at other times funny, often fraught with anxiety and fulfilment, sometimes both at the same time.
This afternoon, when I was doing my usual rounds in
school, peeping into classes, keeping an eye out for unusual sights and talking
to teachers and children whom I encountered along the way, I suddenly paused
before a classroom. It was the 5th standard and the door was shut. However,
there was a little chappie who stood outside with a strange expression on his
face. He did not seem particularly upset about being there, but the moment he
caught sight of me, he straightened up, a hint of alarm in his expressive eyes.
“What are you doing outside, young man?” I stopped to
ask. “What period are you missing?”
“Music period, Ma’am,” came the prompt reply.
“And why are you outside?”
“Ma’am, we were rehearsing a prayer song. I have a big
voice and the others have small voices. So, Sir sent me outside.”
I hastened to enlighten him on the difference between ‘big’
and ‘loud’. The next question was trembling on my lips.
“Are you sure that you were sent out only because you
sang loudly? Did you do anything naughty?”
“No, Ma’am. I didn’t do anything.”
He looked the picture of innocence. I nodded, and
strolled on to the next class. However, I couldn’t resist going back because I
was feeling rather sorry for our young champion.
His eyes widened when he saw me coming up to him again.
“Tell me, child, why were you singing so loudly?”
He paused for a split second and then answered, “Ma’am,
it is a prayer song. If I don’t sing loudly, how will God hear me?”
The moment held its breath. I did, too. I stared at him
in genuine astonishment, an involuntary smile spreading over my face. He stared
back at me, and below the mask, I could see the trepidation in his eyes change
to one of slight embarrassment, and then a twinkle appeared.
I knocked on the door of the classroom and listened to
what the teacher had to say. As I had expected, our little friend had done more
than just sung loudly.
“He is very naughty, Ma’am. He was disturbing the others,” the teacher explained to me. “I sent him out for five minutes to teach him a lesson.”
I bent closer to the young one who looked back at me
solemnly.
“Do you know that God is not far away up in the heavens?
You do not really have to sing so loudly. God is there in the wall right next
to you. Even if you whisper, He will hear you.”
We smiled at each other, and as I walked away, I felt all
over again that I was in the right place at the right time. I silently blessed
that little boy for having made my day brighter with his opportune comment.
Children do say the most heart-warming things!
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