We have a lot of friends starting from our partners with whom we play in the park. Do you remember that in your childhood your mother takes you to the park and you come across childrens of your age. You play with them and some of them become your friends and some of them your best friend. The best friend is someone with whom you play and talk a lot. You play football, cricket, ludo, etc. with him. But you will see that these friends hardly be on your side when you need them. A sign of selfishness and distrust is there and a chance/eagerness to beat you spoils the so-called friendship. This happens in your school and college life. In this way, a friend suddenly turns out to be a deadly competitor. During the time of crisis, it is your parent who is on your side as a friend, philosopher and guide. Your parent helps you to grow up paying all your school fees. You remember your mother sacrificed her valuable time to teach you and help you complete school lessons. In a poor family, a mother takes less food and gives more to her son. She sacrifices her pleasure, if necessary, to bring you up.
Nowadays, school expenses are so high! If you do not enroll in a good school, you will not get proper education. So your parents try to give you the best schooling. For meeting up the educational expenses, your mom and dad work hard giving extra time so that more money comes and they can spend in your education. In these days, proper education is important and other than that you need to learn something like music, dance, sports, etc. In my life, I learnt playing synthesizer, harmonica, swimming, recitation, etc. I remember my mom providing me lunch when I used to study at St. Thomas' Church School and she made me sleep and then we used to go out for the swimming lessons at Howrah Rifle Club. This club was also at Howrah Maidan. My dad was not at home. My mom used to take me to the swimming classes. She used to sit there. Think of the sacrifice, she could not take a nap for my swimming lessons which used to carry on for 2 hours.
I remember my dad who gave me the opportunity for music classes. I used to live at Howrah. In my neighborhood, Tarak Roy used to teach me synthesizer. I started to learn with a small keyboard Casiotone PT-20. My father bought it from the Fancy Market in Kolkata. I played the synthesizer and developed the sense of rhythm. A caring teacher is also like a parent. Do you remember the teacher you liked most in school? Do you remember the parental care he used to take for your improvement in maths, English, or the subject he is teaching? My music teacher told me to buy a bigger keyboard of 4 octave. To tell you clearly, the word octave means 7 keys, Do Re Me Fa So La Te Do.
My music teacher taught me how to read 12 stave manuscript. He also taught me how to play a tune from a manuscript. This staff notation is such a stuff where a people from Nigeria, Canada, Australia and India can sit in a room and play a music without knowing a common language. It is wonderful and fascinating, isn't it? Later my music teacher taught me lessons on the Bengali notation. I started learning music of Rabindranath Tagore and felt very happy playing those melodious tunes like "Baro Aashaa Korey", "Aalo aamar aalo" etc. Later my music tutor advised me to buy even bigger keyboard of 5 octave. He told my dad that this will help me play a wide range of tunes. So my teacher went with my dad each time to buy the keyboard. My father, dearest to me, bought the Casiotone CT-670. This has a wide range of tunes.
My mother takes care of me. Every mother takes care of her child but I think my mother is special as she gives me cooked food. She is quite talented. She has started acting in drama. She can cook well and know a large number of cuisines. She provides me a variety of food. I wash my clothes but she washes when I do not have time. She takes care to arrange my cupboard. I am a busy person working in a back office. So she assists me to arrange my life.
Life has become so competitive! As you go for job hunting and attend interviews, you get depressed. It is your mom and dad who helps you. When you are in a financial crisis, your friend may or may not help you but your mom and dad will definitely help you. Aren't they your good friends? The protection given by the mother and father is the biggest and safest one. There are a lot of wicked people in the world who are going to cheat you any time but "parental guidance" is essential. This guidance is essential sometimes when you are adult.
Parents are your best friend. I make it singular because your father and mother can be taken as a single entity whose combined help motivates you to progress further in life. Parental guidance is may be unnecessary to the child but when the boy or girl is cheated by an outsider, then the child realizes the value of the parental guidance.
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