Once I was appointed in a slum school. The classes were up to 8th  . I was just 22. Idealist ,loving ,full of hope to make a difference in the life of poor children ....
  But in a few months I was shocked with the apathy most teachers had towards poor students . They had no love for them ...never intended to have ......
   On teacher's  day , one student came with a small gift pack to me . She wanted to give it to me . I was touched with the gesture but there was a DILEMMA . Shall I accept it???
      It could b a loving gesture but others can blame me at any time of the year for favouring that child OR it may encourage other students to bring gifts for me OR other teachers may feel offended  that students didn't  give them a gift....
    The DILEMMA was confusing me but the love on her face seemed so pure ......
Still using my brain, I refused politely and told her that her thought of gift was itself a gift for me ...
  Her face pulled down .She said " Mam I know u  think that I am poor that's  why u r not taking it ...." She was not wrong . How did she know ? Because other teachers keep speaking like this around them . But it was a fact ....What to do ?
   I could not bear that I leave the child with that SELF PITY . I TOOK IT . TOLD her that she is not poor ...that I don't want to start a trend of gifting .
I had to bear the taunts of my fellow teachers but I was happy that I pleased the child and explained her my dilemma.
   There are many such situations in life amd job , where u are not sure whether what you did was right or wrong but .....do whatever gives you peace because U ARE ANSWERABLE TO URSELF THE MOST .