Unit: 12 Lesson: 4 (B); In search of identity
Dear Avajon
Often Iâm so sorry to see the footpaths occupied by floating people. They are living in some makeshift houses.
āĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¨āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĢā§āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ āĻĻāĻāĻ˛ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžā§āĻļāĻ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĨ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžā§ā§ āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĨ¤
I simply cannot think how father, mother grandfather, grandmother and kids are living in such a tiny place. Within few yards in their possession they are sleeping, socializing, cooking and even beautifying themselves.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻž āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻžā§āĻāĻžā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž, āĻŽāĻž, āĻĻāĻžāĻĻāĻž, āĻĻāĻžāĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻŽā§ā§ā§ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻā§ā§āĻ āĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻā§āĻŽāĻžā§, āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻž-āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§, āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻ¤āĻž, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
These people are living in such an inhuman condition! This cannot be the picture of life in a civilized society.
āĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇāĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžā§Â āĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
Also they are polluting the area. They are the least bothered about their health and hygiene. Out of my curiosity, I talked to some of these people.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ¤āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĨ¤āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āĻ¯ āĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻŽ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻ¤āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻšā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
They have their own home and identity at their own village. They are here thinking that the city life will make their life better.
āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžā§āĻŋ āĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻļāĻšāĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
What an irony! Canât the society or the state do anything for these people? However, I must admit that Iâm amazed to see how they sometimes tidy up the place especially in the evening!!
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻŋāĻ° āĻā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ¸! āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻ°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¨āĻž? āĻ āĻŦāĻļā§āĻ¯, āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻ˛ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇāĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻžā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻšā§ā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
Home, sweet home after all !
āĻšāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻŦāĻžā§āĻŋ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž
Mithun
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Dear Mithun
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ ā§āĻ¨
I understand your concern. Human flow from the rural areas to the urban areas is a big social problem in many countries like ours.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻļāĻšāĻ°ā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ° āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻļā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĨ¤
These floating people are definitely a burden to the cities where they migrate. When the number is huge, it is difficult for any state to rehabilitate them quickly.
āĻ āĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇāĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻļāĻšāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯āĻžā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĨ¤ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻšā§ āĻ¤āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻĻā§āĻ°āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯ā§-āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻā§āĻˇā§ āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¨āĨ¤
See from the other side. The people you have referred to have lost their roots and they are unable to assimilate in the new culture.
āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻŖ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻ, āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¯āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
May be many of them are attracted by the gloss of the cities, but Iâm sure it was a need to many others. People become rootless sometimes due to climate change, river erosion, social discrepancies, or
poverty.
āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ āĻļāĻšāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¸ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻšā§ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§ā§āĻāĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻŦāĻžā§ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨, āĻ¨āĻĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¨, āĻ¸āĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āĻˇāĻŽā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻšā§āĨ¤
However, you cannot solve this problem overnight. But you can take steps to improve their lifestyle.
āĻ āĻŦāĻļā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ¤āĻŋÂ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤ āĻ¤āĻŦā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻ āĻĒāĻĻāĻā§āĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
Why donât you form a committee with other young people in your locality that will teach them basic health, hygiene, and ethics? It may better their life as well as help you minimize pollution.
āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ°Â āĻ¯ā§āĻŦāĻāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋā§ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻ¸āĻāĻ āĻā§ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ°āĻā§ āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āĻ¯ āĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦā§? āĻāĻāĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĨ¤
Give it a try.
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Yours Avajon
āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ°āĻ āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¨
English | āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻž |
Vocabulary
01. Occupy (v) 02. Tiny (adj) 03. Possession (n) 04. Beautify (v) 05. Inhuman (adj) 06. Erosion (n) 07. Curiosity (n) 08. Identity (n) 09. Tidy (adj) 10. Concern (v/n) 11. Huge (adj) 12. Rehabilitate (v) 13. Charm (n) 14. Discrepancy (n) 15. Minimize (v) |
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