വി എച്ച് എസ് എസ്, കണിച്ചുകുളങ്ങര/അക്ഷരവൃക്ഷം/THE VALUE OF HARDWORK

THE VALUE OF HARDWORK I would like to narrate an incident here which happened recently in my life. Of course, that incident completely changed my attitude. I am working in a reputed IT company. My friends and I went for a tour in Mysore. Throughout that tour we enjoyed very much and spent a lot of money as our expenses. We took room in a three star hotel and went to an air conditioned theatre to see a film. Without bothering about money we were spending our days in Mysore and spent much money in bakeries and restaurants. Thus we spent one week in Mysore, and we returned home. One thing happened during this time which unveil my arrogance. On the way back, we saw a farmer, and his child, 10 years old boy, who were selling watermelons. We stopped our car there and went to buy a watermelon and took a big one and asked its price. That man said its cost was only 30 rupees. Then we started to argue with him to lessen the price and we succeeded in that arguing and with 20 rupees, bought that big watermelon. We sat there on the same place and started to eat. We saw his son watching us and he was so tired also. We called him and had a chitchat and gave him one piece of watermelon. But he just rejected it and looked to his father's face. His father compelled him, then he bought it and was eating it very greedily. After some time we came to know that it was the third day, he had any food. And the boy was not going to school and his father hasn't the money to pay his fees and buy text books. Then only we thought about our action . We gave that boy some money and out of a prick of conscience, to that farmer. My dear friends, do you understand why we felt sorry to that farmer? Yes we all are spending much money to have luxurious life. In big hotels, restaurants, supermarkets, everywhere we are not bothered about our money. But when we see a village farmer, who is selling fruits or vegetables by the way side, we become money conscious and we buy things from them for simple price through bargaining. Friends we should not be like this anymore. Always be mindful of their toil and moil behind it. Seethalekshmi. S 10 B വി എച്ച് എസ് എസ്, കണിച്ചുകുളങ്ങര ചേർത്തല ഉപജില്ല ആലപ്പുഴ അക്ഷരവൃക്ഷം പദ്ധതി, 2020 കഥ  സാങ്കേതിക പരിശോധന - Sachingnair തീയ്യതി: 01/ 05/ 2020 >> രചനാവിഭാഗം - കഥ