A Lesson Learnt

It's not that easy to explain something to a person who doesn't know. Also, It is not so simple to explain and clarify something practically. An example of scene is here.

Vimal, who came as a teacher in the village, is trying to explain the importance of education to these brick-cutting people. At the same time, With the ideology of 'Some people are inside the radio. They are the ones who are playing the orchestra', Some small children pick up the radio box and run away. At one point they drop the radio in the pond and ran away.

Sivakami beats up her son who has drop Vimal's radio box in the pond. Vimal prevents it and Realizing that there is no other better opportunity to explain to them than this, he begins to speak.

Vimal: Let him go madam. If we kept outside it will dry in the sun heat, it will be fine. See... In the way the world is modernizing today, Your knowledge is such that you think that there is a person inside the radio .

(Looking at everyone who works)

Vimal: Everyone looks here. If I teach lessons to all the boys here, I will get a certificate and i can get a permanent government job with that. However, it bothers my conscience that these children are not being taught any lesson, but getting salary and putting them in packets. In the few days I'm here, I would like to teach these kids something. If you all think you can send them to study after lunch...

One man from the crowd: What are we going to do with this education?

Vimal: Brother, you have making the brick for so many days. How many bricks have you make so far? Do you know how much money you have earned?

(He bows his head in silence)

Vimal: You don't know. Money is what they give it to you. The Account is what they told you so far.

Sivakami: Excuse me. Don't talk about our Boss like that. He is the one who gives us life.

Vimal: Sister. How much money would you have saved by making bricks for so many years?

(She bows her head in silence)

Vimal: No. isn't it? Does that mean that someone is deceiving you?

(Vimal is Looking at the stacked bricks)

Vimal: Okay. Who make these bricks?

Sivakami: It's all the bricks we make.

(After counting the bricks, To Sivakami...)

Vimal: There are 2410 bricks in it. Let it be the same. As you said, If your boss's men came and told you that there are 2410 bricks in it, I will listen to you..

Sivakami: See... You are the person who came today. I know very well about our Boss. You can leave.

- Then one day -

(Sivakami and another woman seeing a man from Boss team is counting bricks)

Colleague Lady: Hey Sivakami, Let him to finish counting of the bricks. And let's see if they are telling us the same account as Teacher.

(He finishes counting. They are seeing him writing on the note. While he is leaving, with a sort of hesitation they come to him)

Sivakami: Sir. How many bricks are there that we make?

(looking up and downs in an egotistical look)

1750

Sivakami hits her hand on her chest. The woman next to her covers her wide mouth with her hand.

Sivakami washes her daughter's hands while she is making bricks and takes her away.

To Vimal, who is studying alone in school,

Sivakami: Sir, Give me your hand. Please teach anything to my child.

Sivakami caresses her daughter's head and leaves.

Film : Vaagai Soodava (2011)

Direction : Sargunam