Last week, I was having a chat with a
person, more to the younger side of the above mentioned spectrum. I’ve met him
a couple of times before and he seemed
like a nice enough chap, polite and all gentlemanly. We chatted about various
things ranging from what we had done for our ALs to what our phone models when
he suddenly asked me “you’re from xyz** right?” (referring to my school) to which I promptly replied “yes”
Simple enough question. Simple
enough answer. It was not the question that put me off. It was the way he asked
it. I couldn’t help but feel that there was a hint of dominance in his tone. I
was all “excuse me! Mister. but what, may I inquire was that tone supposed to
mean?” in my head but didn’t want to bring it out at that particular time.
In my mind’s eye, I had given him
a few well- deserving ‘tokkas’ in the hope that it may punch a hole in that
think scull of his but outwards, I was only modest smiles.
After our conversations had
finished I was wondering what that tone of his, had meant. Was it because he thinks
highly of his educational institute? Or
was it because he thinks himself of a higher level of species because he was fortunate
enough to get into a good public school which somehow, morally makes him think
he is better than those who went to, say for example, my school?
Is it fair to pass judgment based on where one has received their
education?
Each and every one of us are proud of our school. May it be
the school under the Mango tree housing 13 students or the school that houses
upto 10,000 students with more real estate and resources than they know what to
do with.
Each and every one of us have met hundreds friends and foes,
shared enormous amounts of fun time and contributed in any and all ways possibly
to make the school, the place we love the most, our second home.
Each and every one of us owe it to our school for helping us
to be who we are today.
That being said, each and every school has the “rotten eggs”
in it. The “outsiders”. The bunch of sore losers who don’t give a crap about
what happens to it as long as they have a gala time ruining it’s name. The
bunch who doesn’t have what it takes to display the true meaning of being a
student under the wings of the alma mater. The bunch who we all wish we had the
opportunity of dragging them out by their ears. The bunch who we are all stuck
with, whether we like it or not.
Anyone who disagree with me when I say that EVERY school has
at least a handful of these buggers in every batch, might as well give themselves
a nice, hard tokka, not for anything else, but for lying to themselves.
Judging by what I had seen and heard, my good friend,
mentioned above has witnessed one such “rotten” incident that happened,
literally, right infront of him, so I don’t assume he will beg to differ too.
I personally do not think it wise, appealing or morally
right to demean an individual or a group of individuals based upon what the
above mentioned sore losers have bought upon the school. Particular distaste towards
the losers who are responsible for the mess in the first place is acceptable
without degrading the entire species.
Same concept goes with nations and nationalities, but that’s a whole
different blog all together…..
** for the duration of this blog, I have decided to not mention any names as per
certain journalistic standards of sensitivity. Those who know me and actually
give a crap about what I have to say, know both schools and people involved
here. Those who don’t know me, and only read this in order to spur gossip and unwanted
hype, NOT at the point I wanted to make, but at the ‘connection’ of these two
schools and how you can use this blog to
arouse unnecessary tension, can see if I give sh*t.
Paws out!
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