MY STORY-KAMALA DAS

He was in his first adolesent love.He told his mom he want to be steady with agirl.When the girl went for a week to calicut on a sightseeing , he asked his parents to send him with them.Father told him that he couldnot possibly waste money on encoraging a puppy love.The boy took all his books, a life time collection ,sold them and made enough money to travel to calcutta by 3rd class.He trembled in cold until some laborer felt pitty on him and gave him a beede to smoke.On his return he told his mom of all those discomforts with a smile that made his mom feel proud of him.

YOU HAVE SPOILT YOUR SON FOR GOOD. Said his father.This love for a gentle and brilliant girl transfered him into an intellectual.Even though the girl left him after few years -THE MATURITY THAT SHE HAD GIVEN HIM REMAINED TO BECOME A PART OF HIM.