Fifth chapter in In Search of Swami series
You are now in 5th chapter and must be puzzled of what these all is about and what point I’m trying to make. The point is, there is no point, but point you to my wonder years and kindle the wonder years in you.
Back to the hostel, it was Shutter Island for few weeks, but then it turned out to be a paradise. All our activities were covered by rules. We adhered to the rules without any compromise.
Once we passed through the big gate, there was this big, long board which was hanging on the front portion of the hostel. I don’t know when the board was made, it was bit rusty. The board had a long list and it read as follows,
Read as Time – What to do.
5:00 AM – Wake up
5:00 AM to 5:15 AM – Brush teeth & washing
5:15 AM to 5:30 – Morning Prayer
5:30 AM to 6:30 AM – Yoga or exercise
6:30 AM to 6:45 AM – Coffee
6:45 AM to 7:45 AM – Read\Homework\special class
7:45 AM to 8:15 AM – Get ready to school
8:15 AM to 8:30 AM – Breakfast
8:45 AM – Leave to school
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM – School
1:00 PM to 1:45 PM – Lunch
2:00 PM to 4:05 PM – School
4:15 PM to 4:30 PM – Come back from school. Change the uniform
4:30 PM to 4:45 PM – Coffee/Tea/Biscuits
4:45 PM to 6:00 PM – Playing/Library
6:00 PM to 6:10 PM – Face wash
6:10 PM to 6:30 PM – Prayer
6:30 PM to 8:00 PM – Reading/Homework (Except Sundays)
8:00 PM to 8:30 PM – Dinner (TV will be turned on for news)
8:45 PM to 9:45 PM – Home work (Except on Saturday and Sundays)
10:00 PM – Sleep
Sunday- After morning TV till lunch is study time. After lunch till Monday morning it is free time.
All the above activities happened like clockwork. Someone rang the bell at the correct time and our mind was perfectly programmed for it. It might sound ridiculous, but as a kid, it taught me a lot. It was so much in my blood that I used to practice it even while being in house on vacation.
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