Can we call this Witty?
Navneeth: Looking at the new ipod, curiously asking “What do you call this?
Mom: i-pod
Navneeth: The one you keep in ears and listen to songs…what do you name it?
Mom: That’s wht…ipod
Navneeth: “eye”-pod a?
Mom: yes dear..i pod..how many times do you ask?
Navneeth: Very serious and convinced on his logical reasoning says “You keep it in the ear and listen , Why do you say “eye”- pod? Ear pod dane?”
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How about you dad?
First time he participated in a sloka competition and he got a participation prize. Very nice of the organizers to encourage all the kids and most of the kids came out running that they won the prize with the participation certificate in their hand. It was such a feast to the eyes to see the triumphant feeling in the kids. I thought as they grow they will know the spirit of competition. But that was not so far. The second time it happened the very next month. Again he got a certificate and this time he witnessed few kids having something more than a certificate. When he asked me I said – You said so well that’s why you got this. If you say little loud next time, you will get that gift”. Hesitantly, he was quiet and as a token of encouragement I got him a “prize”. But then I guess he understood the difference of winning a prize.
Few weeks later, his dad had completed some exam and he heard me say “Congratulations” over the phone. Unexpectedly with a serious concerned face he snatched the phone from me and asked- “Appa, did you get a certificate or a prize?”(According to him, you are congratulated only when you win any competitions” ). We could not help bursting out into laughter. How much I wish I had a dslr cam handy to capture that expression of curiosity to know whether his dad was a winner or just got a certificate, which according to him everyone gets . Only then I could realize the impact of the prize winning feeling on the four year old.
For now, this has been a motivational factor for him to win a prize. I do sometimes feel with the sensitivity rising in the recent days, the challenge of competing with highly talented kids, will every failure be taken a stepping stone for self improvement or pave way to give up the struggle of competing? Anyways, life is but a hope of positives in all aspects.
Navneeth: Looking at the new ipod, curiously asking “What do you call this?
Mom: i-pod
Navneeth: The one you keep in ears and listen to songs…what do you name it?
Mom: That’s wht…ipod
Navneeth: “eye”-pod a?
Mom: yes dear..i pod..how many times do you ask?
Navneeth: Very serious and convinced on his logical reasoning says “You keep it in the ear and listen , Why do you say “eye”- pod? Ear pod dane?”
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How about you dad?
First time he participated in a sloka competition and he got a participation prize. Very nice of the organizers to encourage all the kids and most of the kids came out running that they won the prize with the participation certificate in their hand. It was such a feast to the eyes to see the triumphant feeling in the kids. I thought as they grow they will know the spirit of competition. But that was not so far. The second time it happened the very next month. Again he got a certificate and this time he witnessed few kids having something more than a certificate. When he asked me I said – You said so well that’s why you got this. If you say little loud next time, you will get that gift”. Hesitantly, he was quiet and as a token of encouragement I got him a “prize”. But then I guess he understood the difference of winning a prize.
Few weeks later, his dad had completed some exam and he heard me say “Congratulations” over the phone. Unexpectedly with a serious concerned face he snatched the phone from me and asked- “Appa, did you get a certificate or a prize?”(According to him, you are congratulated only when you win any competitions” ). We could not help bursting out into laughter. How much I wish I had a dslr cam handy to capture that expression of curiosity to know whether his dad was a winner or just got a certificate, which according to him everyone gets . Only then I could realize the impact of the prize winning feeling on the four year old.
For now, this has been a motivational factor for him to win a prize. I do sometimes feel with the sensitivity rising in the recent days, the challenge of competing with highly talented kids, will every failure be taken a stepping stone for self improvement or pave way to give up the struggle of competing? Anyways, life is but a hope of positives in all aspects.
