Thursday, August 12, 2010

Childhood is the most beautiful of all life’s seasons


I still remember my first day in 2nd grade. It was a new admission for me in KVK NDA. I was kind of nervous entering the class as the 2nd A class was in a different building altogether. I had reached after the prayers hence the filled class made me more nervous. Everyone was staring at me. Those eyes were screaming and telling me as if ‘you’re late!’.

“Don’t wait for people to be friendly, show them how”.

My class teacher Mahajan Maa’m called me close to her and introduced me to everyone in the class. She was very nice, I felt someone knows me here.
The teacher asked me to be seated and asked our class monitor Arunima to help if anything is needed.
Arunima, was a tall girl in our class and her caring nature always made us felt like she is our elder sister. She used to help with sharpening our pencils and making sure we have our homework done. If not she will ask us to do and when and where ever needed she will help us.
The boys in the class were naughty and hence I don’t remember a single guy from my class except A.R. Manoj.
Manoj was a short and cute guy. Our parents knew each other and hence we felt it’s okay to be friends.
I was so afraid to walk around in the class as I remember one of the classmate Anagha who used to scare me out with her big eyes. She was my bench partner. Arunima made me feel so comfortable that I wished if I could sit with her but she was sitting at the last bench as she was the tallest girl in our class.
I remember telling Arunima about it and she used to make sure Anagha behaves with me.

“Treat everyone with politeness, even those who are rude to you – not because they are nice, but because you are”.




I can say I learned singing and dancing from there. Arunima used to make sure that all the girls are engaged with one or the other task. Arunima and her sister Gaitry both were in the same class and we used to dance on the number that they used to sing – Dhitang -Dhitang bole oh madhurletal tole – a bengali number which Arunima and Gaitry used to sing and make all of us dance. It turned out to be a action song for us.
I used to be amazed when I first heard Arunima singing the song ‘My heart is beating’. She was like our role model. I used to do things that will make her happy and never missed an opportunity where she used to smile and give a hug.
We became so close that after school Arunima and Gaitry used to visit my home and all evening we used to play until it’s 6:00 p.m. when they used to pick up their school bags and say bye to go home.
Evening always brought those parting sadness. But the next dawn was with hope to meet them in the class.
Arunima was one of those monitors who not only used to monitor the class but always took care of the classmates as if they were her own kids. If anyone fell or not playing… sitting hungry or alone, she used to make sure that child is taken care of. A very soft spoken with a melodious voice – that’s the Arunima I have in my mind even today.

“It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice.”

I still can’t forget those ‘booth (ghost) dance’ in Arunima’s own words…she used to make sure that after our lunch time we don’t go and mess around outside hence she used to tell all of us to let’s play ‘booth dance – ghost dance’ – but the way she taught us was all like the tribal dance. We used to make similar noises and jump around and dance like the tribal in South Africa. In short, there was a not a single opportunity where we didn’t enjoy.
How life passed since then was never noticed as happiness takes you through all ups and down and then she was moved to Southern Command KV school.
She came back to our class again but this time she was a matured girl only to be reserved.

“Friendship isn’t a big thing – it’s a million little things”

I always cherished – Arunima of 2nd grade. Never got to know what happened but inside our heart we had that warmth for each other.
Today after many years I happened to talk to her and I could feel the same soft voice of hers which used to sing and make everyone soothing.
It’s true, we say past is past but how much happiness they bring to present is a present in itself.

“Bring the past only if you are going to build from it.” ~ Domenico Cieri Estrada

Thank You Arunima for bringing those moments alive once again in thoughts!

This post of mine is dedicated to all my school and college mates – with whom I have spent my best of childhood and teenage life which brings back all that moments alive as I am meeting them one by one.

“If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older” ~ Tom Stoppard

10 comments:

Keshi said...

very true Dawn! Our childhood is the most beautiful period of all..the purest, the merriest :)

lol @ur friend scaring u!

I used to scare my classmates with my big eyes..I was only 5 or 6..I used to enlarge them as much as I can and scare the other kids :):)

ty for ur msgs..and the recent one too. It goes to show who really cared, and I always knew u were one of the few who truly cared. *HUGZ* Keep smiling and keep that child-like innocence abt u, always :)

Keshi.

~*. D E E P A .* ~ said...

nice post .....

hope u have real true friends in life.

TC
Deepa

krystyna said...

Hi Dawn!!!!
Thank you for visited me om my break time. I'm so glad to see you, you are one of the greatest friend in Blogosphere world.

Your beautiful memories
caused
that I also saw images from my childhood.
Thanks for besutiful story and great qoutes!

Take care!

Harmony said...

Childhood is indeed the most Precious of all life..hope everyone enjoys it to fullest dear..

Dawn said...

@Keshi: Good to see u here Keshi dear... am so happy! Hope all is well...! Wow! you were bold gal ... :-) more over you have so beautiful big eyes...not sure if anyone got scared of u ;-)
You take care and keep in touch
Cheers and hugz

@Deepa: Welcome to my blog dear..you are true you wishes a very precious thing for me - thanks a lot. Luckily I do have amazing true friends ...and I feel I am blessed to have them.
Please do come again
Cheers

@Krystyna: Oh dear...welcome back...good to see that you are back...hope you had a good time and lots stored in to jott in blog :-)
Thanks for all your wishes and sweet words - god bless you
Cheers n Hugz

@Harmony: So true! But there are some who don't ever get to even see childhood...I feel very sad for them...wish God did something where all kids get to have a sweet childhood days...
Please do come again
Cheers

Suresh Kumar said...

Childhood s the best of the days.. It is easy to say sorry and also easy to forgive...

U have given a nice description of ur childhood days.

~*. D E E P A .* ~ said...

thanks for your visit too ...
TC

Dawn said...

Suresh Kumar: Thanks Suresh! True...there are no grudges and ego when u're a kid :)

Deepa: :)

Harmony said...

Hi dear,
You are really very caring and have amazing thoughts to save Every Childhood..hope God fulfill your sweet dream..indeed!

Dawn said...

Thanks dear Harmony :)
Cheers

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