On a fine morning one of my ex students called up and asked me to watch a television programme. I obliged – “ and the winner is Sunny Purohit.” I could not jump up and cheer him as I am advancing in age and size; but for my Sunny at least I must clap hands and shout for joy!!!.
It was the year 2009 – A Monday morning – I stepped into my school office as the new Principal of the school. During Interval, few students of class VIII came and peeped through the window and I called them inside. All in one voice said, “ Sister, Sunny loves you and he wants to talk with you.” I responded, “May I know who Sunny is in this group?… and of course I shall talk to him to his heart’s content.”
They all laughed and said, “Sunny won’t succeed in talking, because he stammers and stumbles. No teacher has the patience to give him a chance to complete one sentence as an answer.” As the bell rang, they all left for their class. Next day too, these boys appeared at my door. Taking Sunny into the office I sent all his friends away.
“Sunny, please sit down”, I requested. He remained standing and opened his mouth, trying to call me and it took a few seconds to pronounce the syllables – S…I…S…T…E…R.
To my great shock, I found all his friends hiding behind the curtain and jumped in to say, “ Sunny, now sister knows that you love her.” Again the bell rang and they had to rush back to their class room. After a while, I made my way to their class room and took Sunny by the hand, holding it till we reached the conference room. Holding both his hands I said, “ Sunny, you are so sweet, smart and energetic. You can fly in the sky, you can run on the ground, and you can become the Star of the School, Pride of Carmel.”
Sr Mariella CTC
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