It's Al'right'

‘Now raise your right hand’, a mom was teaching her three year old in the train.

I sat observing them. Memories came back as I closed my eyes.


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At Age 7


‘Give this letter to that akka sitting right side of Mallika mam’ a senior anna handed me a letter. I nodded my head glancing at the akka.


Few hours later that anna came in search of me. His face was red with anger.


‘Whom did you give the letter to?’ he shouted at me.


‘What’s the matter? Why are you shouting at her?’ his friend who followed him asked the senior anna.


‘This girl I asked her to give the letter to Ambika , who was sitting right side of Mallika mam and she gave to our Principal’s daughter. ‘He sounded furious.


Tears came out of my eyes. My class teacher must be correct. She told me that I don’t know which side is right and which is left!


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At age 16


‘You are riding fine.’ My brother who was sitting teaching me to drive two wheeler told me as I was driving.


‘Gee thanks’ I said feeling proud.


‘Switch on the indicator and turn right’ he told me.


Bang. Next thing I know is that I and my brother were thrown in road. Driver of the car who came behind us was shouting ‘Why did you put indicator in left side and turn right?’


‘You still don’t know which side is right and which is left’ my brother asked me attending the scratches in his hand.


‘I know but still don’t know spontaneously.’ I gave a sheepish reply.


‘God save others when you drive’ he declared.

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At age 25


‘Tell me you are joking. I can’t believe it. Look at the mess it has created.’ My boss was shouting at me.

Last evening while I was starting home, he asked me to send a clarification mail on behalf of him and I did the same. Based on my mail, a defect was fixed. Now the problem was he has told me some validation when the amount is lesser than the limit and in a hurry I wrote >.


‘No. I’m serious. That’s the reason I generally write in words .’ I replied deeply embarrassed by my mistake.


I remember in class two teacher taught me ‘Originates from left hand..Lesser than’ but as usual in my left, right side confusion I got it wrong.

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As I opened my eyes I could recollect several incidents caused because of my left, right side mishap. I still get it wrong few times.


Mom in the train compartment was saying, ‘ No that’s left hand. Raise your right hand.’ She looked at me and said he is confusing between right and left side.

I wondered whether the kid will get the sides correct. But what if he doesn’t ?

It’s al’right’!

After all not everybody knows everything. I survived all these years not knowing the sides correctly. If I can so can the kid..

 

Thanks Beautiful life. I'm glad if it has been of some use to you.

I have had all the problems like writing letters in reverse form , messing up shoe sides etc...It became better with course of time. Your son will get it right eventually

 

Yeah that's another common problem

 

You are not at all alone!!I know n number of people who have this problem. Nowadays my hubby assumes 'Left' when i say 'Right'.

 

Seriously I get confused while driving and I often make wrong turns. Glad GPS is helping you!