Bell? what's that?

A mother might have hundred children yet the experience of leaving home after maternity leave would be equally painfully even on the hundredth time. The point is I joined my workplace after being with my lil kiddo for the last three months. My heart,heavily weighted with the tension of how my son would be at home suddenly jerked hearing 'sorry wai, sorry wai' being played on full volume.

There is a joke that for a teacher, whose life starts with the bell since the PP days would get up from the grave if a bell is rung. But listening to that 'sorry wai' song played instead of the usual 'ting, ting' sound of the bell changed the course of my heart.

I asked my colleague sitting beside me about the song being played and he informed me that there is no bell rung in this school, instead different songs are played each time. Isn't that a refreshing change in our lives!

I walked to my class, my heart swaying to the song, earlier mentioned stress a speck of dust mote flying in the rhythmic tune of the song. Walking back to the staff room, I found myself taking step with the song 'sha ra ra'. It truly proved an incredible first day back to school. Back at home, instead of being tired and dead with tension, I found myself humming the songs earlier played in school and in my 'light-heartedness' landed up cooking dinner as well.

So, now I know, each day, more than the stress of leaving my son behind, I'll look forward to my mood being uplifted,listening to songs while starting the day (otherwise, who has the time to play songs while trying to play the supermom alongside being a good employee at workplace?) and coming back home spreading the peaceful calm restored by the songs played instead of the monotonous clanking of the bell.

"sorry wai, sorry wai' here I go, singing it for the hundredth time today!