Zeenat Aman dresses ‘ as a 70+ schoolgirl,’ says ‘The inevitable realities of adulthood can come as a shock’

She recalled the way her school gave her more “respect and responsibility” when she “grew innocently wayward.”

Veteran actress Zeenat Aman recently took to her social media account to impart wisdom and knowledge regarding childhood and an adult life. She talks about how people believe a happy childhood leads to disappointment as an adult and says that this statement is “silly, of course." She recalls her school days in the post and shares pictures of herself dressed up in a school uniform!

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Sharing the carousel of stylish pictures, Zeenat Aman begins her caption by writing, “A friend of mine likes to joke that a wonderful childhood only sets you up for disappointment later in life. They’re being silly of course, but there is a grain of truth in the statement. If those early years are filled with love, insulated from cruelty, and soaked in camaraderie, the inevitable realities of adulthood can come as a shock!”

She discusses the age old question of a person peaking in high school and later just struggling, “Don’t we all know someone who was the very best version of themself in school, and then struggled uncharacteristically later on?”

Zeenat Aman reminisces about her good old days, “I am separated from my schooldays by so many decades, but the memories remain sublime. Playing hockey on tableland (I was usually the goalie), strawberry-picking field trips to Mahabaleshwar, clandestine midnight feasts in our dorm, the thrill of being called to the “parlour” because I had a visitor (usually mummy and uncle Heinz, laden with tuck)… there must have been squabbles and gossip too, but truth be told I can’t remember a single slight from those years.”

She recalled the way her school gave her more “respect and responsibility” when she “grew innocently wayward.” She wrote, “St. Joseph’s was run by the Daughters of the Cross and they were wonderful, compassionate and firm mentors. Routine and discipline were paramount and this rigour advices my work ethic till date. In my teens, when I grew innocently wayward - sneaking out of campus to go to town with my friends and other such antics - they countered in the most delightful way. Instead of punishing me, they gave me more respect and responsibility! It was an invite to rise that I happily accepted.”

She continued, “Then there was the fact that my school friends came from an international milieu. Girls from India, Australia, the Middle East… I’ve lost touch with them all, but such a diverse crowd taught me so much about respecting differences and finding commonalities.”

“So! Here I am dressed as a 70+ schoolgirl, and asking to hear your defining boarding school memories,” Zeenat Aman concluded.