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To a great teacher and a great person...

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Kunhome AUP school. A tall man, brownish in complexion, clean shaven with an unobtrusive  moustache approached and with his body leaning on a pillar  introduced himself. "Hello, I am Satheeshan A.M. There are a lot of  Satheeshans in Kunhome AUP school, so remember A.M too. I am a Maths teacher. Keshavan Sir introduced your name to me even before you  arrived here today and  I am glad to meet you." Without losing a  breath, he continued, "You see, I have a problem. I am not in a  proper state of mind. I am fine to teach, but rest of the things do  not make sense to me. I am not in a proper state of mind because I  lost my son recently." It came out spontaneously.  He went on to tell  about his son who was studying in seventh standard in  Kozhikode. Satheeshan lost his son 45 days ago- in a road accident apparently  due to reckless  driving. The driver who rammed his car on two boys was less than eighteen years old  and was racing his Fortuneer (his dads proba