And now..Aren't we getting punished each day?

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Long back , when corporal punishments were not yet banned in schools,
my teachers would freely cane us without a second thought for the mischief we did as a child, just as they used to beat up their own kids at home...
Myself, a kind of timid girl, used to do my work perfectly just to avoid such canes and was happily doing that till one day when I was probably in Class IX, a time when self respect was newly formed, my class teacher came and punished the whole class for making noise which was audible to the whole school as per her. She made us stand for the whole period and caned us for doing that.
As it was a new experience for me I couldn't control and cried aloud out of shame and humility. Could not even share such a bad experience with my Ma just to avoid my sibling from teasing me for the same.
The result was high fever whole night and a huge tension for my Ma as my father was posted in another part of the country.
Next day, after helping me with proper medicines, my Mom went to school to inform my teacher the reason of my absence in the school.
My teacher was petrified as she could discern the reason of my sudden sickness. She asked my mother, if it is because of the same and
my Mom assured her by saying such beating are sometimes very necessary for the kids to grow up.Mom came back home and inquired me and I broke in front of her. She clasped me with love and explained me, these will help me in future and said "They are your second parents and U have to accept their canes too along-with the love they share with U all."
Today, life beat us in so many ways..but we cant say a single word against life. We don't have any other way than accepting it and adapting to all such defeats. Probably, the lesson learned then is helping us to adapt more and more with each passing day..

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  1. Effloresce27 June 2020 at 15:55

    You expreesed the reality of life in this blog..so beautifully.
    There are many moments in our lives which leave an impression on us. Such moments play a role later on in life when we are mature enough to know how to deal with it.

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