I have gone through many gates. It can be someone's home, the glorious forts of Rajasthan, or Haveli's entrance, but I always find that gates never speak, and that's so true. How can a non-living thing tell? They say and share feelings if they see you worth it. I got to talk with the gate but only twice in my life! 15 years ago, when I had my first day at school, My School's gate spoke to me and said, Hi! Kunal, What you are finding out is inside me. Let's see if you can crack it and find it.
Though I find it true that time that everything is inside my school, my hope, prayers, friends, everything that goes in my mind comes again within my school, and that's very true for a child or a student who has been there for 15 years, part of an immensely great 30 years old institution. I was completing my 15 years in the school, and the school gate talked for the second time, and I was well prepared. Gate spoke, "Did you find the thing which you wanted?."
I said yes, "Yes, I found it."
Gate said, " You would find it. I knew that I was there but did you crack it?"
I said, "I find it but, What to crack?
Gate said, "Kunal! You think everything is inside me, but it's the learning which is inside me, and that's true that you have found it very right and a perfect form of education.
I said, "I had good learning inside you. Did I crack it?
Gate said, "No, the challenge which had to be cracked is that everything is not inside me. I had learning which will help you to get further learning opportunities. There is further learning."
That's so authentic learning is not in the six-wall classroom. (Yes, we have a six-wall classroom at our school)
True that everyone considers learning within your institution, but institutions give us better learning opportunities even beyond.
So learning is always open to institutes. It is everywhere, so let's learn with passion.
Kunal Rajpurohit
The Fabindia School
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