Old commencement

Long back there was an old man lived in the jungle in a hut out side the colony of human beings.  He lost all of his family members and living all alone.  His body become weak hair become gray his shoulders become feeble but his determination was as strong as it was at his twenties.  He was about to die so he planned pilgrimage before death.  He calculated his earning but could not reached to the expenses. He sold his belongings whatever he had, and any how he managed the way to Pilgrimage.

After crossing to the city from transport he reached to the small pathway which reach to pilgrimage site.  From here he has to walk because no transportation was available upto the site.  Path way was very hazardous and full of dust.  He saw a canal in the way which was very deep and there was no bridge over the canal. Several other pilgrims were crossing the canal with full of pain.  Old man any how manage to cross the canal and reached to the Pilgrimage site.   He attended all the rites and customs as per his belief.   

On the way to return old man started preparing road and tried to construct the bridge over the canal.  His feeble arms could not do much, he decided to take the help of other pilgrims. Old man was firm in his determination, he prepared the team of young pilgrims passing through.  With the help of young pilgrims he achieved the goal and constructed the bridge over the canal.

After completion of bridge young pilgrims started making fun of old man. They said E old man you are become crazy.  As your old age, your mind set also stop thinking.  You have already attended the pilgrimage and you will never return to this place again.  Because you are about to die, then why you have constructed the bridge over the canal.  You wasted your potential, strength and money for wasted matter.   

Old man smile calmly and looked over the young pilgrims.  He replied very humbly I know that I will never come to this place again.  I have spent my share of life and I am about to die.  But I have constructed this bridge the people like you who are attending the pilgrimage and facing acute problems. Due to worst weather condition and road their body become fatigue.  I have completed my life and I am about to die, but I did not want others to suffer because of rough route to the pilgrimage site which I suffered.  After listening the answer of the old man the young pilgrims feel ashamed on their pranks over the old man.  They hold the legs of old man and regretted for their pranks.  Old man converted like an angel he blessed the young pilgrims to become the strength of Nation and achieve the fame and vanish in the sky.

Theme and moral of the story is one should live for others and die for others.


Zuber Ahmed Khan

Journalist
  

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