Ria's result

Today it was Ria’s result day…. She again secured 1st rank in the class… it was a proud feeling for me n Swapna whn we were told bout this…. Felt more-so-ever proud whn other parents congratulated us for the same…. As the happy moment retreated as we settled down my thoughts went back to my childhood… my parents used to ask me bout the results…. I was an average student during my early school age… but one thing was always there tht I had always progressed…. I mean my new rank was always better than the previous years rank…. I suddenly felt tht maybe I deprived my parents of the same opportunity that Ria gave us by not coming out in flying colours…. In 9th grade during a mid term exam I suddenly out of nowhere stood 2nd…. I was in seventh heaven... I went home n told my parents bout it…. They were happy but then said next time come first…. I felt so irritated tht time… I thought if I come first next time probably they would ask me to get 100% next time… I felt my parents were so not satisfied at anything…. By the time we went to medical college the concept of passing was more important than wht rank we secured… I stood 1st in college in mbbs but didn’t feel it grt enough to tell my parents bout it… they came to knw of it during a party which they had given for my clearing mbbs… tht moment I could see the feeling of pride in them…. The same pride which I probably experienced today…. I felt happy tht I had made them proud… so next time when I stood first during my DO exams I immediately called them up n told them bout it…. i couldn’t see them but I surely could feel how proud I had made them again…. Tht gave me immense satisfaction…. All parents work hard so tht they can provide the best of everything to their children… unlike western culture we work so that our children can enjoy a better future…. N the least we can do for them is to keep making them proud about us in every small possible way…. Any parent longs for the day tht they might be recognized in society as their son’s father / mother…. Whn a teacher addresses me as Ria’s Dad I feel proud that my daughter is slowly earning a name for herself n tht makes me a happy father….. 