The year 1979 . We were at Baroda . My young daughter aged five was to give her first ever performance as part of a welcome dance in her school anniversary event at 6.30 PM . We promised her that we will be there to watch the show. We , me and my wife , started on time in my scooter , 10 minutes before , as it was only a mile to the school but due to some traffic problem we reached the venue at 6.32 PM . When we entered the hall , the children were just leaving the stage after the dance . We could see our daughter walking away and we knew that we failed to keep our promise!! .
When we met her back stage , she was looking very disappointed . She was looking for us in the audience , she told us . Needless to say, we felt miserable .
I narrated this incident to my daughter when she called from the US yesterday and told me about her four year old daughter ‘ s activities in her school . And I told her ” remember always to keep your promises you make to your child “