LIFE IN A DIFFICULT TERRAIN
“Franklin, a fifteen year boy has the responsibility to take care of his family along with his studies. His toiled days and nights made him rough and harsh, education seems a mundane concept to him. The hard experiences he had never allow him to dream more and forced him to push his days as an ordinary individual. Shattered family background tempted him to join with a wide circle of friends with similar feathers. When probe in to the nittigritties of his journey; we become clueless, silent and may conclude “life is difficult”.
So many questions! Answers are few.
The campaign theme - the bouncy popular song of the American statesman and political leader Franklin D Roosevelt in 1932 was popularly known as “Happy Days Are Here Again”. Can we expect such a fair weather in the case of Franklin? It seems unlikely. He is neither an apple eye to teachers nor brilliant in studies. But he has an indomitable spirit to conquer his own built kingdom. He finds happiness by revolving around with his friends and work in a poultry farm. His sole aim is to get out from the melancholic life he has. However, it remains obscure to many of his acquaintances. Franklin is a second year commerce student in the class. He joined in ASAP for perusing certificate course in plumbing. He is not regular in school as well as in ASAP classes, neither interested in study nor in skill courses. When we dig in to the depth of the ways he traveled and the solitude he experiences, we too will refrain from blaming his actions. However, in the eyes of his teachers, he is a headache and a student with recalcitrant attitude.
Hails from a hilly terrain
Franklin’s abode is very near to the forest; more specifically it located at the edge of the apex of upper boundary. It requires adequate physique to reach his dwelling place, being the path towards his house is hectic and adventurous. His sister also studies in the same school and survives along with his mother. She needs to undertake rigorous trials everyday to fetch water from a far distance place. I was asking about their parents; with a lethargic mood, he replied; “Father stays with his father in Thiruvananthapuram and mother went for some works”. We often call his parents to visit the school; but they hardly respond; teacher said. The structure they stay cannot be called as a house or building; better to call it as good shelter covered with tarpaulin. When we ask about his immediate priority, he will say “I want to build a house”. Life is not only terrible but also challenging to him. That may be the reason behind his determined effort to spend his hard earned money.
Hard days of Franklin
His day starts in a nearby poultry farm and end at the same place. His neighbors say ‘he reaches his house very late and behave very rigid to his mother’. I made a visitation to his house and sat with him for an hour. He found very innocent and shown great affection. Franklin opened his mouth and mind just to express his hardships. “I start work at the farm at around four O’ clock every morning. I have to carry poultry feed bags weigh around fifty kilograms and to work very hard in the farm. In between, I find some time to go to school. Being my friends are very close to me, I can’t simply ignore their requirements”; he said. He has a new bike which he bought with his hard earned money. He also involved in a few tussles happened between his fellow members. However, he feels very satisfied with ASAP events. In response to my questions on ASAP programs; he said. “ASAP classes are highly useful. It improved my IT skills and developed my communication abilities”. The question still irks my mind is “whom should be blamed for his character? “and “what kind change can we bring to people like Franklin?”.
“Franklin, a fifteen year boy has the responsibility to take care of his family along with his studies. His toiled days and nights made him rough and harsh, education seems a mundane concept to him. The hard experiences he had never allow him to dream more and forced him to push his days as an ordinary individual. Shattered family background tempted him to join with a wide circle of friends with similar feathers. When probe in to the nittigritties of his journey; we become clueless, silent and may conclude “life is difficult”.
So many questions! Answers are few.
The campaign theme - the bouncy popular song of the American statesman and political leader Franklin D Roosevelt in 1932 was popularly known as “Happy Days Are Here Again”. Can we expect such a fair weather in the case of Franklin? It seems unlikely. He is neither an apple eye to teachers nor brilliant in studies. But he has an indomitable spirit to conquer his own built kingdom. He finds happiness by revolving around with his friends and work in a poultry farm. His sole aim is to get out from the melancholic life he has. However, it remains obscure to many of his acquaintances. Franklin is a second year commerce student in the class. He joined in ASAP for perusing certificate course in plumbing. He is not regular in school as well as in ASAP classes, neither interested in study nor in skill courses. When we dig in to the depth of the ways he traveled and the solitude he experiences, we too will refrain from blaming his actions. However, in the eyes of his teachers, he is a headache and a student with recalcitrant attitude.
Hails from a hilly terrain
Franklin’s abode is very near to the forest; more specifically it located at the edge of the apex of upper boundary. It requires adequate physique to reach his dwelling place, being the path towards his house is hectic and adventurous. His sister also studies in the same school and survives along with his mother. She needs to undertake rigorous trials everyday to fetch water from a far distance place. I was asking about their parents; with a lethargic mood, he replied; “Father stays with his father in Thiruvananthapuram and mother went for some works”. We often call his parents to visit the school; but they hardly respond; teacher said. The structure they stay cannot be called as a house or building; better to call it as good shelter covered with tarpaulin. When we ask about his immediate priority, he will say “I want to build a house”. Life is not only terrible but also challenging to him. That may be the reason behind his determined effort to spend his hard earned money.
Hard days of Franklin
His day starts in a nearby poultry farm and end at the same place. His neighbors say ‘he reaches his house very late and behave very rigid to his mother’. I made a visitation to his house and sat with him for an hour. He found very innocent and shown great affection. Franklin opened his mouth and mind just to express his hardships. “I start work at the farm at around four O’ clock every morning. I have to carry poultry feed bags weigh around fifty kilograms and to work very hard in the farm. In between, I find some time to go to school. Being my friends are very close to me, I can’t simply ignore their requirements”; he said. He has a new bike which he bought with his hard earned money. He also involved in a few tussles happened between his fellow members. However, he feels very satisfied with ASAP events. In response to my questions on ASAP programs; he said. “ASAP classes are highly useful. It improved my IT skills and developed my communication abilities”. The question still irks my mind is “whom should be blamed for his character? “and “what kind change can we bring to people like Franklin?”.
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