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Roll No. 12, please come forward and start your exercises".We are 7th standard students, giving our P.T test,and as the teacher calls, a very fat girl from my class comes forward and starts the regular mass P.T.I can hear some students in the back giggling and i look back and try to scold back with my eyes.But this simple action of mine leads to a big misunderstanding,because the very evening the fat girl lodges a complaint against me.

The next morning, in the first period itself the teacher calls me and says "I have a complaint against you. Now go and kneel down in front of the class".I am shocked! I tried my best to convey the truth, but my teacher refused to to hear a single word from me and i reluctantly sat down on my knees in front of the whole class.Punishment to a class-topper! It is something unheard of in my school, and i can sense unease in each of my classmates,save the girl who is enjoying the results of her complaint.

This would be my 1st punishment of my life,hurt by the sheer injustice. But as time goes on, something happened inside me. My pride of being a class topper melted away, and i just kneel there humbly like other students of my class. I came to know their feelings after they have been punished, and for the first time,I came to know the true reason why the teacher has punished me.It is just to keep my feet grounded all time .They always remind me that no matter what position we are in we need to know what one goes through the time of humility.

Years have rolled on but the impact of the events have deep impact on me.It is my good luck that i have been raised by such caring and thoughtful teachers, who along with regular studies,gave equal importance to moral values and character building too. They are my real mentors, and huge salute to all of them.