My Role Model by Kumari. Vismayi Lanka, X Std. Student

During the final examination for the 9th grade, we had to write the moral science paper. In that paper, the first question was ‘Who is your role model’ and why? I struck a total blank. I did not know what to write. Some people wrote that Virat Kholi was their role model. Others wrote Madh huri Dixit, Mahathma Gandhi or A.R.Rehman. After putting a lot of thought into it, I realized that the answer lay right in front of me. My role model was my grandfather Lanka Krishna Murti.

      There are many qualities that describe a good human being. Some of them are patience, spirituality, forgiving nature, honesty, trustworthiness, responsibility, intelligence, kindness and many more. Lanka Krishna Murti was a personification of all these qualities.

       He was a great scholor in Kannada, Telugu and Sanskrit. He learnt Kannada without a teacher and mastered it . He has written many books in the aforementioned languages. He was a remarkable poet as well. He was also a wonderful artist and his paintings ooze with liveliness. He was a scholor in classical music. He could play melodious tunes in the flute and veena. In short he was extremely talented in the field of arts.

        I know all these facts about Lanka Krishna Murti, but

I have never had the lucky opportunity of meeting him. I have heard so much about him from my elders and siblings. Just through tales, I have understood that he was a wonderful human being. Some times, I feel jealous of my siblings and cousins because they have been held by my grandfather. But I know that he is always with me.

      He is not my role model because of the qualities that I have stated a few minutes ago. He is my role model because of one quality of his namely humanity. He is the most humble person that I have ever heard of. Even though he was highly qualified and talented, he never had that ego. He dressed like a common person and helped everyone. Very few people in this developed society are humble nowadays. This humbleness of his, makes him my role model. I wish to live up that one day. I am proud to be Vismayi Lanka, granddaughter of Sri.Lanka Krishna Murti!