Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Words without thinking!

Though with a desire to post on my blog I pen these few words but I am not sure either I would be able to post. For the last two weeks I have been visiting different parts of Bangladesh ‘to catch fish’ for the Society of Jesus. At the beginning of my ‘mission’ (we Jesuits like to use this word) I made an attempt to organize my trip. But once I undertook my journey I realized it is quite impossible in Bangladesh to have anything organized and specific. It is altogether a different world. Let me give you just an example.
Today I had to halt my journey due to 48 hours strike called by a political partly. Traveling by public transport on the day of strike could be very danger. Every strike in Bangladesh leads a few human bodies to the graveyard. The havoc it creates is beyond calculation. So I am forced to remain inside four walls.
You might wonder why I should remain inside four walls! You might suggest to visit people, or to watch TV, or to spend (?)time browsing net! It has been raining cats and dogs for the last few days. The non-stop rain has made the muddy road almost ready for paddy cultivation. Then you might suggest what about watching TV! The frequent power-cut (load shedding) is part of daily life. And Internet! We need to have real patient to do something with net! It could easily take ten minutes just to open a mail. It is terribly slow!
My post might look like a negative one! Of course not! I get motivated here. I see hope for the bright future. Oh sorry I forget to tell you something about the place. I am residing in a Jesuit community. ‘Jesuit community’ might be a wrong word as there is only one Jesuit priest residing here. He is the parish priest as well as the director of the school He does not complain about anything. He is relatively young and by now got used to the situation.
I made an excuse that I could not go out due to rain. Then what about those tiny kids who come for class in the same campus where I am now. From the window of my room I see them sitting in the class rooms. This morning I talked with some of them. They do not complain about anything. They want to study. I wonder how many of them would be able to continue their studies. Some of them will have to leave school due to poverty! Their struggle inspires me...
I must stop here. Electricity will go off anytime. Let me make an effort to post it on my blog.
(At Bhobanipur, Rajshahi, Bangladesh)

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