'I could have done better if my father was still alive'
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Chingakham Mangolchand
Imphal, June 14 2011:
Wangkhem Jolyson who stood 7th in the High School Leaving Certificate Exam (HSLCE) 2011 was born and brought up in a poor family at Kwakeithel Mayaikoibi, Imphal.
He is the eldest of two siblings of his parents Late Wangkhem Jila and Wangkhem (O) Medha.
Jolyson secured 458 out of 500, 91.6% and stood 7th in the HSLCE 2011 from St Joseph School, Sangaiprou.
Jolyson's father Wangkhem Jila died of a liver disease in 2000 .
He was an employee of the Medical Department.
When he expired in 2000 Jolyson was studying in class I.Jolyson was brought up by his mother Wangkhem Ongbi Medha.
Medha is a housewife and she has been maintaining the family since 2000.She has been caring her two sons with the little money she gets every month as the pension of her Late husband.
She has been struggling to fulfil the wishes of her Late husband who dreamed to educate his two sons and wished to see them in service.
In an exclusive interview with Hueiyen Lanpao, she expressed that Jolyson has been a bright student since childhood, He is sincere and industrious.
I have not been able to buy him decent dresses, but he has never complained and I have been doing my best to meet all his study materials.
He is a very good and loving child.
He understands our family condition, and never demands anything except study materials.
It has been tough to bring up two sons without their father, but when I came to know about his exams result, I was overwhelmed and I forgot all my sufferings.
I feel proud of my son and I wish if his father was alive because he would have been the happiest person in the world.
I will continue to strive for my son's studies and I am quite sure that he will make it big in the future.
Jolyson said that he could have done better if his father was alive.
He wants to continue his studies in the general line in Manipur and wishes to join the civil services.
He still has no idea where to get admitted since the family is not financially sound.
"My only goal is to make my mother happy and let her live a happy life some day I have never demanded stuffs like a mobile phone, a bike or expensive dresses as I know that my mother cannot afford it.
In fact I always concentrate on my studies as my mother always reminds me that she is struggling only for our studies and she has been providing me all my study materials" he said.
He gives credit for his success to his beloved mother and then to all the teachers who taught him.
He does not believe in studying for long durations and he hardly studied 2 hrs a day and 6 hrs during the examinations.
He said that he paid full attention in the class while the teachers were giving lectures and studied with full concentration at home and always consulted the teachers whenever he had doubts.
He admitted that he had won many cash prizes by winning different competitions organised by different organisations.
Jolyson is not only a brilliant student and a good son but he is also a good brother, a polite person and a modest personality.
His mother Medha is a rare person.
She is a role model for all mothers who sacrifice their lives for their children.
She stands out in recognition.
If a widow like Medha can work this magic then many other mothers can also acheive what she has acheived.
She is a symbol of the sacrifices a Manipuri mother makes for her children.
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