Its difficult, but we still need to practice "Counting our Blessings".

In the course of last 5 years of schooling, I have come to the conclusion that my daughter is an average student who is much more inclined towards art, music and dance. I panicked when I realized that Math is not her favourite subject. Me being a Finance professional, though not by choice, but events just turned out that way. I have always loved Maths, the addition and subtraction and the simple logical conclusions it can help you arrive at. So now you can imagine why I panicked at the realization that this genre did not pass down to my offspring. She has inherited her father’s love for music (of all kinds… really!) and she is ‘Jack of all but Master of none’, just like her parents.

It’s the assessments that cause major commotion at home, me trying my best to explain so she can reproduce her answers logically. She being my obedient, understanding girl, puts all her effort, only for them to fly above that teeny head, up into the clouds. And then we are back at it again.. “How are clouds formed Ammulu??” By this time, she can actually make her own sentence for the word glaring (from English lessons) – My mother was glaring at me, as I couldn’t solve the answer’.

There is a lot of discussion going on about the bad influence of social media and how real life is so much different from the virtual one. But there are times, when I feel thankful for social media. If not for Facebook, we would not have known what is happening with our bygone school/college mates. And there are some life lessons to learn too. A friend of mine has twin girls and one of them is Autistic. Am sure her otherwise perfect life must have jolted at this face of truth (a mother’s heart always does!). But instead of hiding, she picked up the helm and decided to walk along with her little girl, head held high and eyes always watching her every step. The courage of a Woman! When I see them, I realise ‘Life gives you only those challenges that you can handle, nothing more and nothing less, ofcourse”

And then I look at my girl and I thank God. I thank God for making her an average girl living in the clouds. And, I let her dream, float with Elsa and Shimmer and Shine in the magical world. Imagination is the key! Even the Creator himself couldn’t have done it without Imagination. Let your children dream, there are no big or small dreams – just dreams! Academics should be able to help us create empathy, knowledge and social responsibility. But its not just Academics that impart those lessons.

Any medium is good enough, as long as a Human is formed and not a Monster!