The successful girl 2

It seems as if there is a celebration in the family unit,

The gathering, whispers and smiles are indicative of that.

Why not? The glow of the household is giving family a great fame,

As the first woman to put foot on the Mars, she enrolls her name.

Neighbors throng around the television set eagerly,

The old teacher is cleaning his glass with a hankie impatiently.

The proud father occupies an armchair at the front,

The mother stands behind him holding the backrest.

None seem interested in the introductory narration,

Eyes and ears are anxious to hear and see their adoring person.

Here flashes on the screen, portrait of the awaited familiar face,

Her words crawl on the screen, speech heard in her excited voice.

The whole room sinks into silence to grab each word she states,

Enjoy the juice through the ears in order to digest them in the hearts.

She announces her love towards the nation on the first occasion,

Then gives the credit of her success to her beau and his inspiration.

The faces of the neighbors turn pale and they leave the room one by one,

Each one gazing into the other’s eye trying to read each other’s brain.

Leaving three persons behind delighted reflecting smiles on their face,

“Congratulations, I am proud of my child” the teacher breaks the silence.

“Today I have become successful as a teacher and conquered the planet,

The earth is too short for her success, the sky was her limit.”

“I am excited to see her fly high from the ground,” proclaims her father

“How hard she worked my little girl all throughout her career”

“When she will be back? Why you sent her so far?” inquired her mother,

“She is so helpless without me, who would be taking care of her there?”

No one bothered that she had not uttered a single word in their appreciation,

Their affection was undisturbed by her ungratefulness and free from expectation

NOTE---.We need to teach our children to regard parents and teachers in the first instance and then others; in fact, they themselves will be parents one day. You, my honorable readers decide whether she was right or wrong. . It is a story though, but I try to summarize the social behavior of some young and literate people and their attitude towards their parents and teachers. I may please be forgiven if I am wrong.