Comprehension writing on Topic: Describe a few childhood memories
which have left a deep impact on your minds
and the reasons as to why they are
unforgettable.
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Answer:
I was brought up in a "not so big" town. (I don't call it small, because it was not small by the standards then.) In the school, I was the topper of my class(which means a lot when you are a child) but was still considered to be the second best student of the school. There was this guy, lets call him Ramu, who was one year senior to me, and was the one because of whom I was the second best. Ask him to write him an essay on a white A4 sheet and you won't be able to tell whether it was hand-written or printed. He was more handsome than I was and I still am. Although he was my senior we were compared on many aspects like who was better in G.K. He most of the times his team won gold in intra-school quiz whereas I had to be contented with my silver. I was in JRCC(Junior Red Cross Circle), he was in JRCC. I was in Interact(Child club to Rotary club) club, he was in Interact club.
Things went pretty much the same way until in 2005 when the Rotary club of our district got an invitation for RYLA(Rotary Youth Leadership Award) Only six students under that club were supposed to go. Ramu was one of them for sure. I also wanted to go. Without creating a fuss 6 students were selected from our school, and I was one of the(because I was the second best in the school :P) The program was 7 days long and all the participants were supposed to stay in the campus of the school for those 7 days. It was the first time I was away from home, among strangers, making new friends, exploring the outside world without parents' protection. I was enjoying it. It was one of the best times I have ever had. In those 7 days I learnt many lessons of life and met many great people. Those debates, dramas, trekking and disco every night, I still remember them vividly and not to forget I still have the slam book I with sweet words from all my RYLA friends.
On the last day, I had a feeling of containment. But during the closing ceremony, something unexpected happened. They(the organizers) declared that they had been observing all of us all this time and had selected among us a best boy participant and a best girl participant. I felt bad, if I had known earlier that something like this is to be announced, I would have worked harder. But as I didn't know, nobody else knew. So I didn't think of it much. As the closing ceremony approached to end, they were about to declare the best participants. Me, Ramu and the other 4 from my school were sitting together. We were guessing some names, the most active ones and scanning every face to check the anxiety in people when the announcement called Bhaskar Bagchi. I was in cloud nine. Nobody(at least me and my group) expect that this guy, who is writing this answer would be declared The Best Boy Participant in The SAARC Centennial RYLA 2005. It meant a lot to me. While being all natural and all myself, I proved to be better than all 200 participants, more specially our best boy of the school. I didn't have any personal issues with the guy, rather I respect him a lot, but this was a great moral boost-up for me. I still remember on of his relative's remark on the result(this relative was our family friend) He said "Actually Ramu is taller and looks a little matured whereas Bhaskar is still a child. May be that's why they chose him instead of Ramu." I don't care what people say, I proved it. From that day I know "I am the best"