Exploring to Learn

It was love at first class. My relationship with UshaKiran, that is. Looking back at when I first heard of this place....it makes me wonder how I could remain oblivious to this pocket of joy right here in my neighbourhood. For about a year now I had heard of this charitable tutorial school for the children of our society's maids, drivers and guards - some good Samaritan was running in our society itself. But not until this day did I go up to the place just to see if I could help. Selfish me! I knew I was bogged down by my life and could hardly manage to slip from one role to another within the mere 24 hours handed to me. I knew that between household chores, lessons, lesson planning, meetings, phone calls and everything else this would be one more 'thing to do' - I did so want to go and be a part of it especially because it was right here next door and yet I knew it just wasn't possible with my crazy schedule. And then it happened. Pratik, my lad,  whose intent