April 30, 2013

Z - ZILLA PARISHAD HIGH SCHOOL


Zilla Parishad School (ZPHS) – I take Z for this government run school, as it reminds me of my school days, and the attitude that I and my friends had towards ZPHS.  ZPHS was situated near the bus stop.  I had to cross this school to reach my school, which is a English medium convent school, managed by the sisters of charity.

The ZPHS was a Telugu medium school, and most of the poor children went to this school, the building was old, no black board, there were no benches for students, it was very badly maintained.

As convent school students I and my friends always felt, that we were a little above them, and showed our attitude, when these girls came towards to the shops, play ground or near our school. We were very proud about our school, the uniform we wore, the books we carried and the activities that we had in our school; we spoke only English and refuse to speak Telugu, as it was below our dignity to speak the local language.

Those poor students with a different color uniform and without slippers and torn bags would not raise their eyes to make an eye contact, as they were frightened of us, and did not raise their voice to confront us, even if we bullied them.

Years have passed, and my life has led me to situations and circumstances, wherein I had to speak and interact in the local language. I got married in a joint family, and to my surprise I found my in laws speaking Telugu, I did not want language to become a barrier in my relationships. So I began to accept and now my daughter communicates in Telugu to me. 

I picked up Telugu so well that, I counsel the students in Telugu, and even take sessions for them in Telugu.  I am amused and happy to see the change in my attitude.  Now I feel compassionate when I meet students from ZPHS background.  I am happy to be of service to these students, as 80 % of them come from Government colleges with varied issues, providing me opportunity to reach out to them.

I quote Kahlil Gibran who says “Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens.”

This being the last post of this A-Z challenge. Friends! I am grateful to each one of you for commenting on my post, with your encouraging and supportive words, if not for you.I would not have been able to complete this challenge. 

I thank and appreciate each one of you for sharing your knowledge, insights, poems, photography, learnings, and experiences. It surely enriched me and I feel quite rich because of U!

Hope to be in touch!

Today I'm on Z of the Blogging From A to Z April Challenge.
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18 comments:

  1. I know the feeling Genevive. Even we did the same... being in a convent school, we always looked down upon neighbors from Govt school. Till one day, 2 kids (our neighbors) from the Govt schools topped the state boards. It changed our attitude and perspective. That's an inspiring quote by Khalil Gibran! :)

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    1. Nice to know that shilpa, I see so many students who have worked very hard, and reach the university, and still continue to work hard, as the medium of instruction in the univ. is English. I do appreciate their efforts and encourage them. Glad to have found you here, appreciate your comments, its like you have accompanied me for the last one month, thanks again !

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  2. ZP high school sight is not new to me. I never bullied but definitely used to feel high. Some of them were gems and they r in high positions today . So I realised its not always the luxury or status which decides the future status ! Its always the intellect, hardwork and respect. Nice post and good luck to U for all future endeavours

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    1. Very True Afshan, agree with you, rightly put, its intellect,hardwork and respect, nice to have interacted with you in the last month, thanks for all the comments, appreciate your thoughts !

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  3. would like to corrupt Shakespeare's quote.... Whats in a language, rose in any language is still a rose ! :P :D and no I dont consider speaking English is a criteria for success or recognition.

    Phenomenon

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    1. Nice to hear, agree with you a rose is a rose in any language, thanks for sharing, it was good to interact with you through this challenge, thanks for your comments !

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  4. We all have narrow outlooks as children. Maturity lies in admitting our mistakes and amending them. YOu have handled this challenge so well. It was a pleasure meeting you.

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    1. Thank you Cynthia, I have always in the last one month, enjoyed every post of yours, truly you are very inspiring, and had a lot of lessons to share for life, thanks for sharing, and I am glad to have found you here.

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  5. Congratulations on completing the A to Z Challenge.

    Yvonne.
    A to Z Ambassador.

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    1. Thank you ! and appreciate you for your encouragement & support .

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  6. Life has a way of coming the full circle to teach us our lessons! Congratulations on successfully completing the A-Z, Janet.

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    1. Thanks Corinne ! my guide, motivator and great friend, loved this challenge, hope to move forward, even it means at a snails pace. Appreciate you for having invited me, and given me this opportunity to share with gratitude what I have - I have visited so many other bloggers, learnt so much, and truly it was such a meaningful experience of getting to know the other bloggers, I am blessed and enriched. hugs to you !

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  7. Agree with Corinne...Life comes full circle. Congrats on the completion of the challenge!! Good luck for your future endeavors

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    1. Thanks for your comments, and appreciate you for stopping by here !

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  8. I love the quote. We all do silly things in our youth. We are always given a chance to redeem. Thanks for sharing this with us. Glad to know you through this challenge.

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    1. Same here Suzy ! actually I have been missing you guys in the last two days ! hope to be in touch. Thanks for being kind, and encouraging, really appreciate you, and thanks for your comments !

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  9. We seldom know compassion at a young age!
    Congratulations on completing the challenge and I'm so very happy to have 'met' you!

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    1. Thanks for being in touch, am happy too ! its always nice to be in touch - hope to continue to be in touch, thanks for your comments !

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