Dear sir,

Today while searching for some papers in the store I spotted out one of my std 5^th   drawing book and as I am turning the pages I can recall all those moments associated with each page of this book……….

And that’s why I want to say thanks to you for giving me “excellent” for this hut that I had made using a scale and compass and painted in black, green and brown?????

Ya its true that I had worked very hard for that(don’t you remember I was sitting next to you for THREE hours…. Continuously disturbing you n spilling your colors n criticizing your paintings…)

And sir thanks for this “good” that you had given me for the picture of a poison bottle with a danger sign on it.

Although you were shocked to see my book and dumbstruck for five minutes then recalling my HARD working tendency you engrossed my drawing book with this one.

I am really grateful to you sir for nurturing the budding artist in me coz I still remember that after recognizing my talent in drawing free hand curves you had drawn a picture of a landscape in my book that I had colored so well (beyond recognition) that the paper had swelled to ten times its original dimension

The paper is still very thick n I have forgotten what exactly the picture was coz its so

Well……………………. over painted!!!! That even after so many years my hands are colored after running over this page.

But sir don’t you think that I deserve some praise also ……………………

I mean don’t you think you should be thankful to me for preserving your drawings beneath layers of colors for soooooooooo many years.

And you should be thankful to me for getting convinced with your stupid idea of NOT displaying my great work (of course my paintings!!!) in the annual talent day of our school.

Actually after getting so many remarks in my drawing book I started to think that I am a born artist and my paintings need to be exhibited so that the people can see some great piece of art.

And last but not the least you should be thankful to me for comparing you with Munshi Premchand ????????

Plzz don’t ask anything……….. I still don’t know what is the relation between two.

But now I know one thing that I was never perfect, never gifted with this art, but I am really grateful to god that he gifted me with a teacher like you, who was always there to encourage me (besides knowing that he was wasting all his effort). And I still remember your words that……………. never try to achieve perfection in one day…… you can’t. just try to do something better than previous. And whatever you do do it with your heart. God knows you may become perfect some day.

I am trying to do the same Sir but, I still need your encouragement and blessings and I know they are with me.

With love,

Bhavana