The secret to a rich life is to have more beginnings than endings. I had been trying to remind myself of this quote, but it is of no use at all. The word ‘new’ always delights me, but not exactly at that moment. You've got to add a word to this, and this is what bothered me. The words were ‘school’ and ‘environment’.
Yeah! I was going to a new school. My old school was a dear one and I loved it with my whole heart and thought my heart had no place for new school. Though I was sad there was hope. There were new lessons, new teachers.
Before I started from my home, I was waiting for a phone call. As soon as I thought of it the phone rang and the call was from the one whom I was waiting, it was my best friend and she wished me all the best. Her wishes gave me courage though it did not last long.
On the first day I had to ride all alone on my bicycle which was almost the worst experience of all. The ride seemed to be long and lonely. Though I loved riding the cycle that day I hated it.
As I was nearing school, my eyes were not obeying me and so also my heart. My eyes were letting out its tears and my heart moaning. I had to control both so my mind plunged into action. Soon both the protesters calmed down. I positioned my cycle in the row of cycles and walked to my class.
I was looking forward to the classes. How strange! In my old school I would have never thought that because I would have been chatting with my friends. Soon classes started. My day went on and I was lonely. My lunch hour which was usually filled with chat and food now seemed horrible.
By the end of the morning session I had the good fortune to meet another girl. She was Dhanusha.
For the first few days I did not really feel like myself. But within two days Dhanusha and I became good friends. Soon, my thoughts began to change. My heart was not prejudiced anymore. I realised I liked the school.
I was wrong that my heart had no place for a new school. I realised the heart is not a small place, that can be occupied by only one thing. Instead, it is infinitely large and can accommodate anything that comes up in a new life.
The school seemed good and wonderful. And I found a place in the school which I can enjoy all by myself, it was the school library. The school did give me an amazing gift which I found in the library. The gift was the introduction to the great author, Enid Blyton and her world of books.
And of course the cycle riding seemed to resume its favourite place in my heart and now I started to ride joyfully to school and return with that same joy enjoying the intermediate time between these rides. Then I really understood ‘Change is the only constant’.
N.NANDHINI, X A, The Lakshmi Mills HSS, Kovilpatti.
via The Hindu Newspaper http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/kids/my-new-school/article4066806.ece
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