Friday, December 12, 2014

ADDING SWEETS TO SMILE; DAUGHTER OF A SWEET MERCHANT

ADDING SWEETS TO SMILE; DAUGHTER OF A SWEET MERCHANT

“Siya has sufficiently good earnings for survival and has well family background. Her father basically a small sweet merchant who prepares sweets for ceremonial occasions; but he normally works in a bricks making yard. Siya is well versed in sweet preparation and often lends her hands for the support of her parents. However, she is always worried about the bad fate of her sister who was divorced by her husband after a short mental stroke; lives with them for a year. “Anyhow, I need a job to support my parents”; she says. 

Siya is a second year commerce batch student at the government Tribal Higher secondary School, Peringassery. She is average in studies and regular in both school and ASAP courses. Opting certificate course in Mutual Fund Agent, she feels satisfied with ASAP programs. Siya is very concerned about her family and take due care to peruse her ASAP aspirations.

She is not yet equipped to leave the painful memories in connection to her sister to oblivion. It happened after three months of the marriage of her sister. While she was working in the field, she terrified by something. Henceforth she became mentally challenged and began to respond very slowly. She fears to face people and not yet back to normal life. Her husband was not ready to afford this fate and sent her back to her home. That incident created a deep wound in the minds of young Siya, she ponders over the reasons behind sorrow and the bond which connects people. However, her sister lives with her parents while trying their hands in sweet preparation.

Siya’s father Sulfath Nazar was working in a brick making yard. He found it very hard and forced to discontinue considering the hectic and hazardous nature of the job. He now joined with her family and active in sweets business. When I asked about her sister, her mother replied; “she was very brilliant in studies and highest in school, but the destiny didn’t allow leading a family. She now supports us in works”. 

They like to find her daughter to be employed somewhere. That may be a great relief to their worrisome life. When I asked about her experiences with ASAP, she offered me a bundle of sweets along with a warm smile. Having tasting sweets mixed with smile seems special. Further she added, “I really enjoyed ASAP classes. It is a great sort of help to improving my IT skill. It also benefitted to developing my language and communication ability”. After short pause, she compelled me to have one more sweet, I reverted with a gentle smile and wished her all the best. 

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