Serving the Greetings_1

Since there wasn’t a single scratch in the room we were allotted, we had to – well – start from the scratch! It wasn’t long before I found myself as the chief of arrangements deciding each and everything and dividing work and supervising it. I was given that duty and it demanded quick planning and implementation. It was a pressure test; I had never worked such conditions before. People often think that it is easy to ‘boss around’ doing practically nothing. On the contrary however, if you understand your responsibilities, it is the most difficult task! You are responsible not just for your own performance but also for that of your fellow classmates! It is challenging, and to some extent scary.

Nevertheless I quickly figured out all the things we needed to do and assigned them to the most suitable people. I started off with preparing an accounting sheet for card sales, printed it, and gave it to Shafqat and Danish – commerce majors – so that they can further work their way out to systematically recording the sales. They also arranged the tables on which cards were to be displayed. I asked Rucha and Shradha to do the colouring and painting of the posters and advertisements. I provided them with everything they needed – from paintbrushes to cardboards – and assisted them from time to time. I made Jaidev, Tanmay and Kaustubh responsible for the cardboard cutting and decorating work, and I myself took up the task of editing and printing some vital information which we needed to display during our CAS activity.

Although I tried not to be rude to anyone and helped them with all my potential, I don’t know if I successfully carried out my task. I mean, I am quite certain of what I did, but when it comes to organizing people you just cannot make everyone happy. Excessive precaution and thorough-mindedness is required to keep things going smoothly without any unnecessary outrage. No matter how hard you try, you always feel you could have done better. I find such situations very awkward. I hope I managed things well.

That being done, just like everyone else I was under an impression that our work for today was done. But again, things were ready to astound me.  I realised that there was a part the display I had missed entirely hitherto – the title display board! No work had being done on it! I decided to stay back and complete that myself. It was difficult as it was a fairly big task. I quickly thought of an idea and started working on it. The school was going to end in a couple of hours and I still had a lot to complete. Fortunately, Asmita (DP Year 2), Stanis (DP Year 2) and my classmates Rucha and Shradha came to help me at that crucial hour. I don’t know how to express my gratitude towards them, especially Rucha who helped me despite her ill-health. I was moved by this noble act of theirs, somewhere I saw a different definition of teamwork in it. Such instances like these make me think that if we see everything we do as a team effort, as a consequence of the works done by many including us; wouldn’t it improve us as a social being? That’s because believe it not, there is nothing really independent in this world; it’s a massive web of interdependence. The things we do might appear to be our personal endeavour but they are really not! Everything we do is a team work in some or the other way.  That being said, why not consider us a part of an endless team while we work? Wouldn’t that be great?

Soon, with their help, I was able to make an adequate title board. After arranging the things properly, the place was ready for tomorrow – the grand Christmas celebration.