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school days are the happiest days of life explain your views for or against the statement please give essay till 400 words

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Answered by Tathagata477
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School Days are the Happiest Days of your Life? 

When I was given this assignment, my initial reaction was this is 
easy! Half an hours writing- homework complete. Fifteen minutes later 
I find that it is incredibly difficult to sort out the jumble of 
thoughts, memories and feelings, that are fighting each other in the 
race to be the first to blot this pristine white page.(melodramatic, 
but true) 

I suppose I could take the easy way out, and write that looking back; 
my school days were happy, carefree days. The sun always shone. I had 
no real worries. Friends were plentiful and life was all about, fun, 
fun, fun. Well I could, but that would entail not being completely 
honest. I mean, certainly a not immodest percentage of school, 
(compared with life today) was carefree but by no means all of it. My 
over-riding recollections of school are the memories of never quite 
fitting in; the never quite making it into the 'in crowd.' Not that I 
wanted in, you understand. I wanted to be different (not another 
lemming) just not so different that I stood out. 

I blame my mother for that mentality for she drummed it into us all. 
If I spoke the usual refrain," but all my friends are her response 
was always." if your friend stuck her hand in the fire- would you do 
it too?" Well the answer to that was no, and when you said so, mum 
would smile and say," of course not love, you have your own mind. 
You're not a lemming; don't be afraid to be different." I was left 
feeling proud of myself for being 'different', but oh God, I still 
wanted that denim jacket, or those Adidas trainers, or to stay out for 
that extra half an hour; or the myriad of other 'things' that would 
have enabled me to fit in. Money was always tight when I was at 
school. With four kids to buy for - I feel mum used the lemming story 
no us, just so she wouldn't have to say "I can't afford it." At 
school, every deficit, both real and imagined between you and the 'in 
crowd' made you insecure. It could be your haircut, shoes or even just 
the number of pleats our gym skirt had. (Mine had none.) Plain skirts 
were cheaper. 

sarthak180: thx
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