about Begum Rokeya

 

Begum Rokeya was a famous writer and a social worker.
She lived in undivided Bengal in the early 20th century.
She believed that women should have the same rights and
opportunities as men have in the society. So she fought for
their cause throughout her life.
Begum Rokeya was born in a village called Pairabondh, Rangpur in 1880. Her
father Jahiruddin Muhammad Abu Ali Haider Saber was an educated landlord.
Rokeya was married to Khan Bahadur Sakhawat Hussain in 1896. Her husband
was the Deputy Magistrate of Bhagalpur, now a district in the Indian state of
Bihar. He was very cooperative, and always encouraged Rokeya to go on with her
activities.
Many upper class Muslims of Bengal at that time learnt Arabic and Persian as
medium of education and communication. But Rokeya had great love for her
mother tongue. She learnt Bangla and English from her eldest brother Ibrahim.

The homemaker

 

Mrs Nazma and Mr Joynul Ali live in a small village with their daughters, Mitu
aged 7 and Nitu aged 5. Joynul is a carpenter. He is hired by the villagers to make
chairs, tables, pira (low stool) and other furniture. He is also asked to do small
repair work. But Joynul does not find work every day. He lives from hand to
mouth.
Nazma does all the work at home from morning to night, rain or shine. Sometimes
she sits with Mitu and Nitu, and teaches them Bangla and English alphabets and some numbers. They do not go to school. Nazma could study only up to class 5.
Joynul is illiterate.
did not favour him. He was angry—angry with everybody. When he was back
home, Nazma failed to serve his meal. That made him shout at Nazma.
“I had a severe headache and a fever,” said Nazma.
Joynul was trembling in anger. “The cooking is almost done. Wash your hands and feet. I’ll bring the food soon,”
she said.
“Soon! It will take ages!” Joynul shouted wildly.
“What do you do the whole day at home? I work and earn money to run the
family. You can’t even cook my meals in time!”
“I don’t earn money, but I also run the family. I do all the work at home cooking,
cleaning, washing, husking, taking care of the children- everything, said
Nazma.“Remember, you work for money and my work in the home can make the
family stick together and make it happy. So both types of work are equally
important.”
Never before has Joynul thought about these things. He feels guilty. Never before
has he looked at Nazma with so much admiration and gratitude.
Two sick men were given the same room in a hospital. One man could sit up in his
bed for about an hour. His bed was next to the room’s only window. The other
man spent all his time lying on his bed opposite the window. The men talked for
hours almost every day. They talked about their wives and children, their homes,
their jobs and almost about everything.

A sad day for Farabi story

 

Farabi was sitting, bending his head down. He looked sad. His hair was untidy,
ruffled. It was clear he did not brush it at all.
“What happened, Farabi? Are you okay?” asked Flora.
“I’m so shocked, Flora. I don’t want to talk,” said Farabi.
“But you have to. Any pain or hurt is like a load in the mind. If you tell or share it
with your parents or friends, it will be lighter. On the other hand, if you don’t
share it, the load will become heavier and more painful. So please tell me what’s
wrong,” Flora insisted.
Farabi looked at Flora and said, “One of my friends Harun is our school football
team leader. Yesterday he just dropped my name from the coming Interclass
Football Tournament. I wanted to know why, but he didn’t even talk to me about
it.”
“Don’t be sad, Farabi, and don’t think seriously
about what your friend Harun did. ... I know a story
about friends. Listen.”
Two friends were walking through a desert.
After a while they had a quarrel, and one friend
slapped the other in the face. The friend who got
slapped was hurt. But without saying anything he
wrote in the sand.

Two Gentlemen of Verona

 

I agree that the story of the Two Gentlemen of Verona gives promise of greater
hope for human society. The boy's sincere love to their, their ungrudging
preparation to sacrifice anything for the sake of their ailing sister presents a ray
of hope in the dying humanity of today. Now a days when love, sacrifice,
sincerity and devotion have become a dream, the boys action gives a new hope
for humanity. Nuclear families have thrown all values to the wind.

Two friend

 

Sue and Johnsy were friends. In November when Johnsy suffered pneumonia,
Sue took every care of her. She called a doctor. She brought he board in the
room. She used to give her mental support. But the sickness of Johnsy was
getting out of control, Medicines were not working on her. She had lost her
will power to live. She associated her life with the ivy leaves out side the
window and developed a thinking that she would die as the last leaf falls. At last
Sue thought a plan. She went to Behrman, an old man painter, to make him
paint a leaf on the wall. The old painter did the same. And when Johnsy saw the
last leaf not falling, she regained her confidence on herself. She was cured
Hence Sue proved to be a friend in need is a friends indeed.

The views of Bacon on spending are a very wise and practical guide on the
management of financial matters. He opines that one should save a certain part
of one's income for a rainy day. One should be wise in spending money.
Bacon's views are highly relevant in the present time because they teach people
the act of prudence . Spending one's money wisely helps one in earning honour
and estate.