I was stuck in
traffic in front of Sonargaon hotel, when I saw a very sweet-looking girl
selling flowers on the street. I stopped her and bought a flower from her,
giving her a tk.20 note, the flower was only tk.4 so she ran off to get the
change while she was returning the traffic started moving and my driver had no
choice but move forward. I figured my money had gone with the wind. However as
I looked back, I saw the girl running after us. My driver stopped near the curb
and she ran up to my window and handed me the change. I was so touched. It is
amazing how even when faced with poverty, some people can still remain honest,
while privileged people often tend to be dishonest and greedy. Just a thought..
An Ordeal
Last week I experienced an
ordeal which I was always wary about when I ventured into the streets. I was
going to my office from Kazir Dewry to Agrabad by rickshaw and the traffic was
moving but slow. My rickshaw was passing a bus, when I felt something wet drop
on my arm. I looked at it and screeched. Some uncouth person from the bus had
spit out of the window and the bomb landed on me! I was so revolted at the
sight I felt like cutting off my arm. I had to go back home for a shower and
was inevitably late for work. I never understood the habit of Bangladeshis
spitting in all directions every five minutes.
Bargaining is truly an art.
I realized how much of an art it was once when I went to new market with my
friend one day to buy some clothes for him. A lady was there with her teenage
son, who was looking somewhat self conscious and also a little embarrassed. At
first we could not figure out the reason behind the boy’s wary glances all
around, after a little while we have no doubts as to why he was feeling like
that. We guessed that the boy was leaving for college soon and that was the
reason behind the buying spree. The lady was going around from one shop to
another and asking prices of almost every clothing article there was. After the
shopkeeper said the price, the woman looked clearly shocked, no matter how
reasonable it was. And she didn’t stop there. She went a further step and asked
the shopkeeper if he would give the item for quarter of the price. The
shopkeeper looked extremely irritated and said a big no. This continued for a
while and in vain. Nothing seemed to satisfy the woman and the poor boy seemed
to grow more timid at every shout his mom gave to the shopkeepers. A small
crowd had also started gathering around to watch her. It was enough for us. We
decided to leave the scene immediately.
Broken Heart
I am a 17-year old boy. I
am going to take my O level exams in 2019. I have been studying at a coaching
centre for some time now. I have many friends there, both male and female. From
among those girls there is one girl, Susmita that I have fallen in love with. I
don’t know how she feels about me but I want to tell her about my feelings. My
problem is that I am shorter than she is. But without her I won’t be able to
succeed in life. Please tell me how can get my confidence back.
Great Confusion
I am a 29-year old man and
I have completed my post graduation in mathematics. I have a female friend who
has also completed her post graduation in economics. She is a very good friend
of mine. She has a younger sister who is a 2nd year student at university.
She is very pretty. A few months ago we fell in love with each other. We had
decided to get married. But the problem is that recently I came to know that my
friend is also very much in love with me and wants to marry me at any rate. But
I have always thought of her as just a good friend and I do not feel anything
else for her. I just want her younger sister. Will this be unfair? Please
advise me on what I should do?
At a loss!
I am a final year BCom
student I adore a girl that I used to know in school. I could not tell her
about my love when we were in school. Afterwards I wrote to her saying that I
idolized her and I would marry her after I got established. She responded
positively and since then we have been writing to each other .It has been
approximately three years since that and now we live far away from each other
and hardly ever meet. Still I adore her so deeply that I feel that she is
beside me all the time. But now she is old enough to get married and I am
still in no position to marry her. But it will be very difficult for me to live
without her. Please tell me what I should do.
Darkness Conundrum
I am a twelve- year old girl.
Recently I have joined in a new school after studying in Sylhet . I think that
I am very ugly. I have big teeth and I am very dark and fat. That is the reason
that the girls in my class don’t like to make friends with me. I feel very
lonely at school and also very upset when I see others talking and
laughing. Sometimes I see girls pointing at me and giggling. I cry every
night before going to bed because of these things. I hate going to school for
that. I don’t even feel like studying. I think the teachers hate me too.
My mother tells me to go and make friends but I am scared of the girls. What
can I do?
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