She had learning disability & faced rejection from teachers & schools, who claimed that she’s dumb & can never learn.
He came along as a twist in her life, took her under his novel enlightening tutelage & soon knowledge became fun.
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She thought her teacher will be proud of her achievements; but, when she went to meet him, it was too late…
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She was stunned as Alzheimer’s had claimed her intelligent teacher as its latest victim with no recognition…
(100 Words)
Inspired by the Hindi movies- Taare Zameen Par & Black (where the teacher played by Amitabh Bachchan suffers from Alzheimer's)
Linking this Story-Poem with:
Five Sentence Fiction - Wheels
Magpie Tales - Mag#238
Write Tribe- World Alzheimer's Day 2014 - World Alzheimer's Day is on September 21st
WOW- Twist In My Life -This post is a part of Write Over the Weekend, an initiative for Indian Bloggers by BlogAdda.
Nice ely written with a twist in the end!
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it :)
DeleteA sad end to what can be a proud moment
ReplyDeleteVery true. How happy & proud he'd have been...
DeleteI liked the narration style
ReplyDeleteThe irony of life brought out beautifully.
ReplyDeleteYes. Life has such twists...
DeleteCorrect - Irony of life ! Well written Anita :)
ReplyDeleteTrue. Thanks :)
DeleteA very interesting argument, poor teacher!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by.
DeleteSad reality.
nicely portrayed :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Meera :)
DeleteSo sad , isn't it? I just feel so bad thinking that so many people suffer from it and anyone can fall prey to it
ReplyDeleteYes Naba. Sad for those who fall prey to it along with their friends & family...
DeleteSomber and rather wistful. Well done.
ReplyDeleteTruly sad.
DeleteThanks for your appreciation.
Good one Anita :) But, felt sad when I read the last line... Taare Zameen Par & Black are my favourite too! TC dear! Keep smiling :) Happy writing!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sindhu! Yes, they are great movies.
DeleteGlad you liked it :) Keep smiling!
Life has many bitter twists like this. Well written anita :)
ReplyDeleteTrue, Priya. Thanks :)
DeleteIt reminds me of the 'Shor' story , where a father tried very hard to get his son's voice back..& the time son begin to speak , the same time father got deaf due to an accident :(
ReplyDeleteYes, I have watched Shor. Very tragic.
DeleteThanks for sharing this, Akrati.
I remembered TZP & Black movies because of the teacher-student connection :)
Touching story,Anita.Nice.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot :)
DeleteThis one gave me a mixed feeling of both happiness and sadness. Lovely work!
ReplyDeleteThanks Red! Glad you liked it! :)
Deletesometimes wait appears to be to late, irony of life totally visible in this post
ReplyDeleteWheel of Life
Yes, Life shocks! Thanks Cifar :)
DeleteVery well written Anita. I could see the Taare Zameen par but couldn't see Black coming. Keep writing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your appreciation, Shanx :) The Black theme was owing to the Write Tribe Alzheimer's prompt.
DeleteActually, I thought of my story based on the prompts & then realized it is similar to TZP & Black :)
Sad about the teacher but there is encouragement in the student's story.
ReplyDeleteYes, Patricia. The teacher did a wonderful job of enlightening his student's life.
DeleteOf the irony ...so tragic
ReplyDeleteLife serves us such twists...
DeleteThanks for reading.
Touching story Anita....Liked it...:)
ReplyDeleteThanks Priyashi :)
DeleteIt had an American Indian taste to it. Really like this.
ReplyDeleteWelcome to my Blog, Bekkie!
DeleteMany stories have universal appeal & can fit in the context of many countries in our world...
Thanks for the appreciation :)
Ohh that's tragic. It must be heart breaking for her. You expressed it brilliantly.
ReplyDeleteThanks Rajlakhsmi :)
DeleteYes, heartbreaking. But, her life is set thanks to her teacher...