As soon as the moral education classes begin at home the
most basic lessons contain the lesson of honesty. We are taught never to lie
and that’s where we learn to lie for the first time by saying “we will not lie.
When I was a kid I used to break things, not to forget
unintentionally. It used to be in the clear and I used to be scolded.
Eventually things started to remain intact.
I was 11 years old back then studying in 6th
standard, I broke something. My father had gone abroad for the first time. The
whole house was pretty excited to see what he will get back for all of us. The day
he returned everyone was so happy. The gifts started popping out of his bag and
distributed gradually. There was a souvenir which was the gift for the house I suppose.
Our showcase was opened and the souvenir kept inside for show. I was mesmerized
with the pattern in the souvenir, so as soon as the vicinity was cleared I pulled
it out of the showcase. I placed it in my hand very carefully but by some
stroke of luck just as I was putting it back, it slipped from my hand. And that
resulted in shattering of the whole thing. I panicked for a minute or so and
then remembered my newly purchased glue bottle. I ran from there picking up the
pieces and started my work of putting it back together. When I was finished
fixing it the only problem was the visible cracks. I placed it a far and
looked, it looked normal. So I decided to keep it back in the showcase. As I was
closing back the showcase, my father came in the room. I turned back almost
immediately. He asked what was I doing and I told him that I was dusting the
things inside the showcase. He bought that lie.
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| The souvenir |
Whenever I used to enter the room I used to watch it
intently, fearing if someone may sense the cracks. I could not eat properly and
always lived in the fear of being caught. I know I sound like I might have done
a crime but back then this was a very big deal for me. While I used to go to
sleep the last thought on my mind used to be the souvenir. A week had passed
and I was getting more and more anxious and restless. So on that day I decided
to take the burden off of me. I stood in front of my father and asked him to
come with me to the room where the showcase was. He followed me and I asked him
to see the showcase carefully. He couldn’t figure it out and I told him the
whole thing. My father started laughing and I was so relieved. He told me that
it was ok that i owned up and should always do that. And I got the desired “sachai
bolne ka chain” just like this girl in the video below. Click the play button
to know how.
