You might have heard somewhere
that girls have a lot of restrictions at home, at school, and mainly in
society. But is this only happening with girls? The restrictions on a girl are
a public issue now, but no one is there to know what types of restrictions a
boy has to face in society. Till now you may have some idea about what the
story is about. So, let us move ahead….
The story starts with a simple
and small boy named Rahul, who is only six years old and lives in a small town
called Rampur. Rahul just completed his pre-primary education with good grades
and now it’s time to join a new school. Rahul’s father wants him to join the
local school but his mother wants him to join the best school in the district.
Rahul doesn't want to get into this conversation because he was so much excited
about the school change. He has never visited a primary school, but he has
heard so many incidents about primary schools from his brothers and friends.
Once his mom told her that when he reached primary school, there were no
restrictions on him. He can go anywhere he wants, can do anything he wants, and
can eat anything. From the day he listened to all these things from his mom he
wanted to reach primary school as soon as possible. And now the time has come.
Finally, his father wins the argument and now Rahul is going to join the local
English medium school.
Rahul’s father is a very
experienced and respected teacher in his town. He teaches mathematics and
science at a girls’ school and he also runs a coaching center. At that time, he
was the only teacher who could teach mathematics to secondary school students,
which created his good reputation in Rampur. And this reputation always comes
in front of Rahul’s progress. At the time of admission to primary school, all
of Rahul’s friends have to give the admission examination but Rahul doesn't.
This is just because of his father’s reputation. He got direct admission.
After his admission, he got to
know that most of his friends are disqualified on that examination and they
don’t get admission. It’s very painful for Rahul that he skips that
examination. He feels that maybe he too would have been rejected.
But now it’s not time to think so
much. As the time nears for the school to open. He is facing many changes like
new uniforms, bags, pencil boxes, and books. And mainly he was excited to meet
new friends. He is now been crazy to start his new school, all the time he has
just school in his mind. The whole day his mind keeps planning about the
advantages he wants to do in school, the games he will play with friends, and
the feeling of standing in big assemblies.
Now there are only 2 days left
for school to start, and his excitement has reached the next level. At that
night's dinner, he talked to his father about school and his plans for the
school. His father got angry because there was no talk about studies in his
planning. His father scolds him and says, “We are sending you to school for
learning, not for being a loafer. So, it’s better if you realize that you are
not a kid now”. His father’s words sting in his heart and destroy all his plans
and excitement for school. His small heart was filled with sadness and his
lovely eyes were filled with tears. He got up from the dinner table without
finishing his dinner and went to bed and slept.
The next day, he told all this
incident to an uncle in the neighborhood. Rahul calls him uncle but he was in
7th standard at that time and his name was Krishna. Rahul likes Krishna and his
family because he feels like they are the only ones who understand him. After
listening to Rahul, Krishna said, “Your father is a teacher and he wants you to
study hard and achieve something big in life, and as far as scolding is
concerned, parents' scolding is for the good of the children." Rahul
understood everything and he replied, “Yes, I will study hard in my new school
and feel my parents proud."
Now it was the day. School is
going to start tomorrow. And Rahul was busy packing - new bags, new water
bottles, and new notebooks. At night while talking with his parents, they gave
him some instructions about school. His father said, “You are going to a big
school now, and you have to be disciplined. I don’t want any type of complaint
from your school. No unusual friendships, No misbehaving in school. I have a
good reputation in your school and I want you to maintain that."
Rahul understands that school
life is going to be tough for him. With a soft voice he replied, “Yes dad, I
will take care of it."
His father started once again,
“Good, and remember friendship can destroy anyone, so do friendships with only
good students who come to study not for only passing time. And stay away from
girls." Rahul nodded yes.
After listening to all these
things Rahul feels like school is a jail for him and his parents are the
jailers. But he didn't want to destroy his good mood, so he diverted his mind
to television. He was trying to divert his mind but he failed at it. After some
time, he slept because he had to wake up early the next day.
On the next day, it's time for
getting ready for school. Rahul after getting ready prays in front of God, “Hey
God! Please let me enjoy my school life." Rahul asked her mom, What’s the
time? His mom replied, "One hour left!" Rahul took breakfast and then
his father drove him to school. On the way, his father once again repeated all
the instructions. Rahul was trying to forget all those instructions but his
father once again compelled him to think about all that.