Shishir’s father was a head master of a
school in a small village
of West Bengal and his
mother was a house wife. With lots of efforts and sacrifices they sent Shishir
to Kolkata for his higher studies so that he can do something in his life.
After his higher education Shishir got a
job in Kolkata then he married a girl working in his office, then they had a
son and a daughter. Few years later his father died due to some illness, his mother
was also suffering from high blood pressure and few other diseases but still
she decided to stay at the village with the memories of Shishir’s father and
she didn’t want to become a liability for Shishir. With the help of the pension
of Shishir’s father any how she was able to manage her day to day expenses and the
expenses for her medicines.
In Diwali festival Shishir’s mother went
to Kolkata for a week to meet her grandchildren. On weekend they all went to a
mall, Shishir’s mother entered a jewellery shop and selected a gold chain which
was worth Rs. 2000, when she went to the counter to pay the money she realized
that she has left her purse at Shishir’s house. She told Shishir to lend her
Rs. 2000 which she will return at his home. Shishir saw towards his wife and they
went to a corner, his wife told him that you can’t ask this money back from
your mother and what she will do with this gold chain at this age. Then Shishir
came to his mother and told her that he didn’t have Rs. 2000 now, but tomorrow
he will come to that shop and take that chain. Shishir’s mother told the
shopkeeper to keep that chain separately and write the cost and the model of
that chain at the back of their visiting card and give it to her and she also told
the shopkeeper that they will collect it very soon.
After few days Shishir’s mother returned
back to her village, Shishir didn’t get that chain for her. While going back
Shishir’s mother gave Rs. 1000 each to both the kids.
Few months later Shishir got a call from
the village that his mother is no more, he went to the village and did all the
formalities. Next day one of his childhood friend Samir who was neighbour of
his parents and was taking care of his mother after his father’s death came to
him and handed over all the legal documents of Shishir’s parental house. His
mother has transferred that house in Shishir’s name and Samir also handed over
a small box and a letter. Shishir opened that letter and started reading.
My dear Son,
When you were small, you demanded a gold chain
in your 10th birthday but due to our financial condition we couldn’t
get it for you, hence I am giving it to you now, by the time you will get this
chain I may leave this world. I couldn’t see you wearing this chain, but please
do wear it in your next birthday, this is my last gift to you.
Your Mother.
Shishir
opened the small box and was surprised to see the same chain which his mother
had selected in the mall, he asked Samir that how she got this chain. Samir
told that she gave him Rs. 2000 and the fare for Kolkata. She also gave him a
visiting card of the shop to get that chain, then Samir told Shishir that
yesterday he came to know from the medical shopkeeper that after she came back
home from Shishir’s place she stopped purchasing her medicines to save money
for that gold chain.
Moral of the
story : It’s true that our parents do not expect anything from us but it’s our
duty to take care of them when they need us, should not hurt them and do
something for them, though if we want
then also we can’t do even 1% of what
they have done for us.
By Soumen Saha
(Ekantapriya)
Cooking is not only one of my hobbies but is my passion. I love to
eat very much. According to me cooking is an art. If you have patience
and you love cooking then there is no doubt that dishes made by you will
be liked and appreciated. And I think this is the most important
payback and reward for each and every cook.
You will be surprised to know that basically I am a Civil Engineer and always dealing with bricks and stones but my love for eating has always helped and inspired me to cook different dishes, to experiment, to improve and give my touch to it. Other than this I love listening to music and singing, playing badminton, writing short stories, songs and poems.
You will be surprised to know that basically I am a Civil Engineer and always dealing with bricks and stones but my love for eating has always helped and inspired me to cook different dishes, to experiment, to improve and give my touch to it. Other than this I love listening to music and singing, playing badminton, writing short stories, songs and poems.
Whoever loves his or her mother must read this story.
ReplyDeleteYou are realy a multi talented man. Great story
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