And the award goes to...........

Once there was a school boy who was very notorious for mischief in the class. Coming from an influential family, he had his way in everything and was pretty much in public glare. No matter what the class teacher tried, the boy simply wouldn't mend his ways.

One day, the teacher was in the loo doing his business while reading the newspaper when he read "The News". And Eureka! That year, he gave the prestigious "Best Student of the class" award to the naughty kid. The whole school cried foul about the award; some openly, some in whispers. But, there was no undoing it.

On the other side, the kid was in a fix. He knew that the award is given only to the best in recognition of their achievements and conduct and he was nowhere in contention for it. Yet, now he found the shiny "Best Student" badge pinned to his tie binding him with invisible ropes of obligation to be good in public. He could no longer make any rash moves or be aggressive as the whole school was watching him keenly. The weight of the expectations and the glare of the eyeballs which followed his every move crippled the devil in him and he found himself trying to appease the others. Before he knew, his time at school was over and he was out.

On the last day, he walked up to his teacher and asked him why of all people in the world, he had given the prize to him. The teacher just smirked and said "Oh! I just borrowed the idea from the Norwegian Nobel Committee. You were just my little make-do Obama dear".