A Sister's Sacrifice

As now a days I am disclosing lots of pages of my life, today I am gonna write about the most precious gift from the GOD even before I was born.

Although my all four sisters have their contribution & role in making me what i am today (a partially successful engineer), but one among them has major role in that. And I referred her as the most precious gift, who is the middle one among we 5.

I was the youngest one in my family, parent's love made me cruel, stupid & stubborn (now i m not). Now I repent for hitting my sisters in my childhood, as I can't ask for their forgiveness. but i suppose if you acknowledge your mistakes then you don’t need any more forgiveness.

Your primary education should starts from your family. Stories at night hours make the foundation of one's character. And that was done well from my mom & sisters. but it was way too hard for my family to make me aware of the Hindi/English alphabets & first introduction with numbers. Voluntarily my middle sister studying in 8th took the responsibility in her hands.

The proposal that she put before me seemed very lucrative at that time, it didn't involve money, sweets or chocolates. I can bet you cannot guess it. What else could have made one over-loved child to focus on numbers.

That proposal was "I can hit her before I write one page". You may not agree with this saying that this is wrong & negative tendency & may create the cracks in one's foundation. But you will be wrong because education is that tool from which you can rebuild someone character (look at me).

So my primary education continued that way. I was sharp minded but unfocused. Just like a sharp nail cannot be fixed into the wall if it is not straight, I needed someone to make me aware of my capabilities exactly in the way Jamwant used to do for Hanuman.

It was not like I always hit her before reading, but when I wanted to play & wanted to leave studies then that proposal used to come into action. Can you do this much for someone? Moreover she was class 8th student, naive enough not to take such decisions with her life. At that age child are more sensitive. They don’t want to get hit or get insulted by someone younger than them.

Whatever knowledge I have gained till now & achievements like above 80% marks in 10th, merit in 12th, good rank in aieee, all would have not been possible without that sacrifice & devotion.

Not only in my childhood I needed that hand in later classes as well, she used to take my book & used to ask me anything from it.

I was to appear in high school examinations, my middle sister was engaged the same year. Everybody wanted marriage to happen in feb-mar, as it is the most suitable & cost effective time to arrange a function. She came forward for my welfare & insisted to get married in June to make sure my exams don’t get affected even a bit.

Today she is mother of two children but i am sure my share of love has not been divided among them & I hold larger stake of that.