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have a much better quality of life, rather than carry the heavy
burden of being uneducated.

Would you want to be blamed by your children for not
educating them? No parents wish that their children blame them
for not giving education. Education is the demand of our times.

On the first day at school, children cry and scream when
they leave the arms of their parents. They yell and wail, and
refuse to go to school. The same thing happens when you try to
give children medicines when they are ill. And yet, does any
mother say that it is okay if her child does not take medicines?
A mother is, after all, a mother. She somehow persuades her
child to take medicines in some or the other way. She knows
that her child will not get well if he/she does not take his/her
medicines.

In the same way, if a child cries while going to school, the
mother must be strong and somehow persuade the child to go
to school. Perhaps, one of the parents might have to wait outside
the school for a whole week. But this one week is a small price
to pay for a lifelong education. And a week or ten days later,
parents will be surprised to see how children crave to go to
school. They will find themselves trying to convince the child
on a Sunday that the school is closed and the teacher will not be
there!

This task is not very difficult for our tribal brothers. If they
can train snakes and mongooses, then I am sure they can well
train their own children too. It is my humble request to you all
that we should educate our daughters, because this will benefit
the entire family.

Tribal people have lived a backward life for years. They
used to cover the ceilings of their huts with plastic, for instance.
But nowadays they have nice houses provided by the State
Government. Along with feeling of satisfaction that this change
brings, we also have an expectation from them. It is their
responsibility to grow trees around the house. They should do
something to make their houses more beautiful. Isn’t this a small
favour to ask from them?