Hey, 'how
you doin'?'. This infamous dialogue, iconic, I might add, is a signature of
Joey from the hit sitcom 'Friends'. I honestly couldn't count how many
times it had made me laugh, even when I was at my lowest.
The perfect
life of cinema where everything seems to lead to a happy ending is the perfect
run-away for me when my life seems shattered. Whenever my life seems too much to handle, I run away to my imaginary friends, with whom I can share everything.
The amazingly sarcastic Chandler, the hopeless romantic Ted dedicated to
finding 'The One', the motherly nature of Lily, the overprotective Finn, the
'drowning with creativity' Barney, the 'smart guy' Sheldon, they all are the
friends I never had. I get scolded every single day for watching television way
too much. But the truth is that I love to live another life, and coming back to
my regular boring, uninteresting life just seems hectic.
Even if they
are just a figment of someone's imagination, they bring joy to me, and I feel
happy spending my time with them. Watching television always brings me joy, and I would like to thank them through this article. I am tremendously
confused about what I want to do when I grow up. But a part of me wants
to pursue the arts – acting, singing and dancing. But um, I am a terrible
dancer, but I got a good throat, and over the years, after watching shows, I can
somehow cry on cue. So, let's focus on the first two arts that I mentioned.
Don't you
want to pursue a more professional career? Nobody asked you, Patrice! That's
precisely how contradicting the voices in my heart are. While one part of me
wants to become a professional employee with an acclaimed job like a doctor,
accountant, lawyer, or engineer, the other part wants to spread the joy I
experienced while watching my favourite tv shows and movies. So, frankly, I
want to be an actor. But I don't know if I'm down for it, especially
considering my stage fear.
When I lost
my grandfather, these TV shows and movies helped me in the magnitude of words I
cannot express. WandaVision may not be the kind of TV show that teaches you a
life lesson, but the line that stood by me was 'What is grief if not love
persevering?'. That changed my perspective, and I want this grief to stay with
me for years to come.
So many dialogues
changed my perception of life and helped me while still giving me
joy. 'The biggest mistake would be not to make that mistake because then
you'll go your whole life not knowing if something was a mistake or not.' 'It's
one thing to not want it. It's another thing to be told you can't have
it.' These are a few of the most tear-jerking lines spoken by the characters.
But the line that I relate to now is 'I realized that I'm
searching for what I really want in life. And you know what? I have absolutely
no idea what that is.' Maybe I'll study to become a
doctor or engineer in a few years. But perhaps, just possibly, I might be spreading the kind of
joy I grew up experiencing.
But I will
realize that I can't run to the past just because it seems familiar and because
I'm comfortable with it. I will never be ready to face
these obstacles, but life goes on, and you have to catch up with it one way or
the other. This stuff is more straightforward said than done. So, I am aware there will be a
day when I feel happier and satisfied. There will be a day when I'll share that
happiness with people I will love while growing up. But just not today, just
not right now…
And that is friends, how I met the world of television.
You call it life?
It’s just a game.
Looking for a shelter,
When under rain.
Thinking about what to
do,
Coming out in pain.
Realizing too late,
Figuring out what’s
main.
Figured out what to do?
But, now, you’re stuck
in chains.
Chains rising high,
All the struggle went in
vain.
What for?
Just to have substantial
gain!
Reaching your
destination,
Looking at a lane.
See where it leads to,
A ring surrounded by
canes.
Entered it only to see a
spark
Leading to flames
Looking around to escape,
But now you’re too deep,
It’ll never be the same!
Reveda Bhatt
Class 9
The Aryan School
You don't need to have a proper diary, just take a piece of paper and vent all your feelings. But then, when you have an excellent journal, and at the end of the week, you look at what you have written, you can reflect on your situations in a better way. I think expressing yourself by writing is much better because when you tell them with a person not necessary, they would actually understand your feelings, but that's just my way of doing it!
On the cover of my diary I have written - Open if you dare, don't you dare try to do that and of course have used lots of stickers and decorations to make it look beautiful. If you open my diary, you'll see torn pages that I pulled out of anger (and sometimes happiness). Even though you know I didn't mean it when I said, "Don't you dare open my diary", I am requesting you not to open it!
Every day is a new day with new feelings,
By writing, you feel you are healing.
Keep a small diary,
Tell all your thoughts about society.
You can boast,
And teel how you burnt a toast!
You can talk about all your friends and the things they did,
And how you want a best friend who is a friendly kid.
Share everything you want,
With no worry about the handwriting or font!
Rishona Chopra
Grade VI
Gyanshree School
In the book Totto-chan, Takahashi was short, but no one talked about it because they probably didn't realise that he was disabled or had faults. They just accepted him as a child.
When we grow up, we know more, we know the faults, we know when one is disabled and when we see that, we even stop feeling pity for them! That is why our brain cannot use it to its total capacity because the more we know, the more problems we create. Life will unfold itself. We don't have to force it to open its destiny.
In an extract from Peter Pan, Peter says to Wendy: Children don't believe in fairies because they know more than what they are supposed to know, and that's why fairies are fading from the world.
Accepting people is looking at their good qualities, not at their faults, because after all, everyone is different and no one is perfect.
Accepting limitations of friends and family important, like: Snoring, Sleepwalking and incidents like the story of Takahashi. In addtion we must follow some habits of friends too.
'Takahashi,' the value is Acceptance, like Totto-chan accepts the boy as her friend.
Can't we accept others as our friends? Will you still not receive a person if disabled or with any other challenge?
What are the similarities and differences between Totto-chan and Simar?
Totto-chan is a free-spirited person who loves to find joy in the most mischievous and different activities. Even though, I try not to engage in playful activities, I love to try new things. Totto-chan is not outcome-driven. She likes to live in the moment and enjoy something to its extent. However, I am very much outcome driven and am a future-oriented person. She wants to just go for things. While, I am someone who creates a list of pros and cons in my mind even before taking small steps and think of worst-case scenarios and best-case scenarios and all the possible outcomes of taking that step. And thus, I take a long time to make even the simplest of decisions. I wish I were more of a spontaneous person like Totto-chan but growing up seems to get in the way of that.
But nonetheless, I try. I try to take chances and
just go for it. But at the end of the day, I try to safe steps. Despite many
differences, Totto-chan and I have some similarities in the
Venn diagram above.
Why did Totto-chan need to lie to her mother about the
dress despite knowing she wouldn't get scolded?
Even though Totto-chan was aware that her mother is a very
patient and considerate person, she felt the need to lie to her mother about
her torn dress. I believe that our parents, despite their patience, are our parents.
They are the force that drives you to do good deeds so they are proud of you.
However, when something terrible happens, many of us ought to lie to them to
not upset them and clear our names off. According to some people, Totto-chan
lied for her mother's sake so she wouldn't get upset on hearing about her favorite
clothes getting torn. According to others, she lied for an hour's sake to avoid getting blamed for tearing the dress. But according to me, her reason for
lying to her mom was a mixture of both. She didn't want to upset her mother and
did not want to be the reason for her mom's disappointment. And thus, she chose
to lie.
Many children lie to their parents even for the most minor things, but the ultimate truth, they are superheroes who have their ways of finding out everything. Their superpowers make us tell the truth without realizing it. The same thing happens with me. I have a bizarre habit of smiling vivaciously whenever I lie about something. For some reason, it also happens when I say the truth but get asked if I am lying. For instance, whenever I start watching YouTube without telling my mom at a time when I'm not supposed to watch it, and my mom comes and asks what I'm doing, I manage to change the screen, but the vast (and unflattering) smile on my face gives it all away. I perceive that as a superpower because as a kid, I am lovely at making stories for not doing something when its anyone other than my parents. But my annoyingly honest nature gives it away at the end of the day…
