Kiran Bedi, Thank you Mr Secretary : Learn English (US) with subtitles - Story for Children & Adults
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The Secretary of the Tennis Association used his power unfairly. Kiran Bedi ended up thanking him. For what?
Translator/Author : Kiran Bedi
Narration : Bernadette Joseph
Music : Acoustricks
Illustration : M Karthiravan
Animation : BookBox
Thank you Mr Secretary
I grew up in a family of sports lovers.
My father adored tennis—
he was a national champion—
and my mother was a badminton player.
After school,
our whole family
met at the tennis coaching centre.
My mother would come from home
dragging along a bag
that had everything
from hot milk and fruits
to tennis clothes.
My younger sister, Reeta,
and I would run
all the way to the court
right after school.
We would sit together
on the side bench
and try to finish our homework
while waiting for our turn.
As a teenager,
I travelled all over the country
playing competitive tennis.
I didn’t have much money then
and had to travel
in unreserved train compartments.
The travel would be exhausting
as I hardly ever got a place to sit.
However,
the benefit of third class travel
was that students got the ticket
at half price.
But, it was hard
to get a hold of the form
that would allow me to do so.
The Secretary of the Tennis Association
issued these forms
and was a very important person.
He liked to prove his importance
by making applicants wait.
Sometimes,
I wasted an entire day
waiting to see him.
I had homework, exams, tennis
and often extra fitness sessions
but had to sit in a queue
which never seemed to move.
I would beat my fists angrily
on the bench feeling helpless.
On one such occasion,
after waiting for hours in a queue,
when I finally managed
to see the Secretary,
I couldn’t hold myself back
anymore.
I told him in a serious tone,
“I have learned from you
that I must always
respect the needs of others.
When I grow up,
I will never make anyone wait like this.
I will value others’ time.”
The Secretary was furious
and can you guess what he did?
I was already
a National Junior Champion in tennis
and as was the norm,
I was waiting to be nominated
to play at Wimbledon.
It had been my dream
to participate in this prestigious event.
But the Secretary
chose someone else instead of me.
I felt sorry for myself,
but decided to work harder
on my studies instead.
I soon began to top my class.
Today,
when I look back at my life,
I thank the Secretary
for teaching me
such a valuable lesson.
He helped me
become a better police officer
who valued people’s time.
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