Walking down the corridor of my school ( Where I work in Dubai ) I met a young lad .
In order to make small talk and probably amuse myself/ de stress as it had been a difficult day, I engaged him in conversation.
" What do you plan to become when you grow up? ", I asked him.
" I am already grown up " he said . ( he was about 10 )
" No- when you get older and start working etc ? " said I .
Pat came the reply- " I want to become a school Principal"
Like all boys of his age I was so sure he would say pilot/ doctor/ engineer or some such thing..
I was take aback.
" And why do you want to become a Principal? " said I
He looked me in the eye and said.
" A Principal has no work "
"What do you mean- do you know what all I do? "
" Yes -read the newspapers, you sign certificates and drink tea , you play games on your computer , you walk about in the school, birthday children come to meet you and you shake hands and they give you sweets and you also give speeches sometimes "
There was no use clarifying - he was only 10 years old .
I wish my job was so stress free !!
In order to make small talk and probably amuse myself/ de stress as it had been a difficult day, I engaged him in conversation.
" What do you plan to become when you grow up? ", I asked him.
" I am already grown up " he said . ( he was about 10 )
" No- when you get older and start working etc ? " said I .
Pat came the reply- " I want to become a school Principal"
Like all boys of his age I was so sure he would say pilot/ doctor/ engineer or some such thing..
I was take aback.
" And why do you want to become a Principal? " said I
He looked me in the eye and said.
" A Principal has no work "
"What do you mean- do you know what all I do? "
" Yes -read the newspapers, you sign certificates and drink tea , you play games on your computer , you walk about in the school, birthday children come to meet you and you shake hands and they give you sweets and you also give speeches sometimes "
There was no use clarifying - he was only 10 years old .
I wish my job was so stress free !!
Sir,we can check out by giving a topic to write for our ten year olds-
ReplyDelete"Write about your day in school if you were the Principal"
Well Sir the insight of Children can be quite Insightful !!
ReplyDeleteYou may claim to the contrary but the Kid was quite on the mark !!!