An excerpt from the book i jus finished reading (The Village by the sea by Anita Desai).....
"Good!" cried Mr. Panwallah. "That's what i wanted to hear u say.
Learn, Learn, Learn- so that u can grow and change. Things change all the time, boy- nothing remains the same.
When our earth was covered with water, all creatures lived in it and swam.
When the water subsided and land appeared, the sea creatures crawled out and learnt to breathe and walk on land.
When plants grew into trees , they learned to climb them.
When there were not enough plants left to eat, they learnt to hunt and kill for food.
Dont think that is how things have remained. no, boy, they are still changing- they will go on changing- and if you want to survive, you will have to change too.
The wheel turns and turns and turns: it never stops and stands still...."
......." You are lucky," Mr. Panwallah twinkled at him, sinking back into his chair. "You are young, You can change and learn and grow."
"Good!" cried Mr. Panwallah. "That's what i wanted to hear u say.
Learn, Learn, Learn- so that u can grow and change. Things change all the time, boy- nothing remains the same.
When our earth was covered with water, all creatures lived in it and swam.
When the water subsided and land appeared, the sea creatures crawled out and learnt to breathe and walk on land.
When plants grew into trees , they learned to climb them.
When there were not enough plants left to eat, they learnt to hunt and kill for food.
Dont think that is how things have remained. no, boy, they are still changing- they will go on changing- and if you want to survive, you will have to change too.
The wheel turns and turns and turns: it never stops and stands still...."
......." You are lucky," Mr. Panwallah twinkled at him, sinking back into his chair. "You are young, You can change and learn and grow."
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