Inside Panorama

Dying Hope

A four year old child had come in for admissions to nursery and being the overly sturctured education system we are, he had to give an interview to see whether he was qualified enough for the school. Though the rest of the children were happy to get away from their poverty struck homes, this one child through some enlightened gift knew that he was entering into a life that would remain with him for some 10 years. He wasn't happy. He was weeping.

The maid in the school tried to console him, but he managed to slip out've her arms, out've the school gates, and into the traffic filled streets. Before she could catch him, his father found him. SMACK! Right across the childs face. Bloody nose, swollen face, he was handed back to the maid to take him back to school.

No interview was taken. He was given immediate admission.

His first encounter into the academic school system. Probably not his first encounter with dying hope.

posted by Sarah @ 10:26 AM