Dear Harry
(second part)
Greetings! Cold right, I mean weather.
Certainly not to confused with me. Dear, responsibility cost the bills (to pay)
on the top this damn "corona". Apolitical persona like me was hardly
hit by policies of carefree government- survive on own but keep paying tax
buddy! Shit. This is now real cold. You can figure out- I am the sailor who had
all those hit from big storm at the sea and just made it to shore after great
balance. Pardon me, harry!
You remember Mr. Tamang? Yeah, you
heard him- fellow villager of maddy. Mr. Tamang got back from upper solukhumbu
on the 9th day he left for. His boss then for few days got altitude
sickness- headache and nausea. They sheltered with us till that Swedish guy ready
to board further. Mr. Tamang got more pay for more days while I got more days
to hear maddy's lost and found story.
Harry let me run you through Mr.
Tamang say, "Paudel sir was very happy when he heard that his son started
to teach in Londan (you remember prof. Joseph asking him to assist in teaching
and later offered a title of teaching assistant"). People talked- Mrs.
Paudel has great dream before Man bahadur was born. Some people at local tea
stall said Man bahadur planets are always at perfect place (it means horoscope,
buddy). As this news of job at foreign is burning, Mrs. paudel left the world.
Paudel sir remained alone at home.
Both sorrow and peace lived with him. He may have failed to save his wife but
deep inside he had light that they are successful in life as a parent. His only
dream was to get his son married and settled. Paudel sir took good and bad news
as a part of his life journey. One fine day of Ashad (monsoon in Nepal), his
son called him to inform that he was leaving to America to teach in big college
( you know right- assistant professor, pennstate university they mean). That
time too paudel sir seemed satisfied with utter numbness.
Friends of Paudel sir at school started to bring girls family proposal of their relations to get hitched with Man bahadur. Who don't want to make relations with a boy of that talent and capacity? Obvious, all those who notice. That too in foreign. Every month two/three proposal became a regular business that knocks the door. Paudel sir listened all, gave little hope to all. He is kinda introvert.
(source of image is internet)
One afternoon people at local tea
stall met an enquiry of postman from nearby post office on whereabouts of
paudel sir's house. Day after at same stall we heard a rumor, Man bahadur
got married with an Indian girl in America. They said Paudel sir got photograph of
both with letter. Who knows? Man bahadur turned betrayer and his wife a gold
chain snatcher of paudel sir. This was indeed weired situation to persona of
paudel sir to reply the flying gossip. Gossip started, proposal stopped!
For any parents happiness of their
child is focal. This is inherited gift to every parent from the time they becomes parent. After seven/eight month again fellow neighbors got a fine ingredient on Paudel
sir – daughter-in-law of paudel sir is bad luck to family. Reason, Man bahadur
lost his job (you know the great financial crisis 2008/09 right?). Others
perception hardly surpasses the temperament of paudel sir.
One night when paudel sir was making
bed to sleep someone knocked the door. It was his son but alone. Paudel sir
stopped opening up to fellow neighbors. As two months passed, people at village
came to know that Man bahadur returned for forever. People even said that Man
bahadur wife left him. God Knows! (You know their divorce right? My god how
badly they separated.)
It is already two years since Man
bahadur started a new life in Shikarpur, Baitadi. Both son/father are in good
terms. They are more like friends. Man bahadur continued the father's job at
school as a year ago paudel sir retired. People in village are happy since
they got capable hands to raise their pupil. Money may be low but respect to Man
bahadur effort is massive. Last time it was heard that some local political parties
proposed him to run for village chairman from their sides.
Good days of paudel sir are back.
Morsel with family under single roof at one table is priceless. This is true happiness. Paudel
sir can be seen and met at same local tea stall. What a satisfactory golden handshake
of this retired old school service man! Oh! Yes another big news- people said
Man sir is in love with madam from another school. They met on quiz competition
at another school, some says. Man sir knows it better."
Dear harry, this the story of our
buddy. I am planning to leave for Shikarpur in this coming spring.Will update
you more. Dear this roller coaster of Maddy's life gave me so very strength in this covid days. Bank loans, EMI, landlord rent, employee pay, dissatisfied
customer is all that I have seen for whole this two years. Time and again Maddy
taught us- Rhythm of life should be balanced. This gives good sound. With these
positive notes and energy I am penning down, please do write how you, Jane and
kids are doing. Sending love.
Remmy.
Happy Reading!
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