Sushmita Sen Had This Message For The Kids At Her Daughter’s Annual Function

What do you miss the most when you look back to your childhood? Mamma’s cooking, playing at the park, monkeying around the house, and…school. It’s odd how our school days take up a permanent place in our heart, even though a lot of us dread everything about it growing up! As moms, we now see our children poring over their school books and talking endlessly about their friends and teachers. Life comes a full circle. Recently, at her daughter’s annual function, Sushmita Sen said something that has got us very, very nostalgic.

Sushmita Sen, mom to two adorable daughters Renee, 16 and Alisah, 7, was the chief guest at the annual function. The event was themed around ‘The Wizard of Oz’, the popular children novel about a young girl named Dorothy and her pet dog Toto. Sushmita had a beautiful message for all the little children gathered in the hall. A message every bit as magical as Dorothy and Toto’s spectacular journey in Oz.

Here’s what she said:

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“Thank you so much for having me here for this memorable annual day, and if the kids at the back can’t hear me, I’m sure they’ve been told not to scream and shout, they must  be very well behaved. But if you can hear me guys, the wizards, the witches, the wonders of Oz – this is all about following that little yellow road!

It’s about discovering your journey – it’s about making friends along the way, respecting the teachers that teach you, because these are things that will never change in your life. You will move on from a school into life itself, and you will find new teachers, new guides, new friends, but the only that thing that you will remember – as this nostalgic feeling in the pit of your stomach – is who remembers your DNA? Who remembers what you’re truly like? And that’s what school life is about.

Enjoy your experience at SIS and thank you very much for having me – as Frank Baum said – “True courage is in facing danger, when you are afraid.”

That was beautiful, Sush! Our team has already started reminiscing school days and making comparisons that go – we didn’t have it as hard as our kids do! But no matter how stressful, no matter how many exams and debate competitions, or friends made and lost along the way, school life remains one of our fondest memories.

As parents, let’s remember to ensure this balance as our kids grow up. If exams and good marks are important, so is the spirit to explore, play, create and discover. Let’s make sure that one day, when our kids are all grown up, memories of their school life will recreate their childhood in a blink!