MR Shafique is a man of dignity.He is an uneducated
educationist.He has a small family with wife Amna and only son Moon.He spends
thirty golden coins of his life to get the golden future of his only son.Before
thirty years, when he was going to Dubai he left a two years old son in
pakistan.While departing from his son he was feeling like a body with out soul
because his son was bestowed upon him after 5 years long
prayers,prostrations,philanthropy and unpretentiousness.He got a blooming bud in
the desolate garden of his life,he wants to irrigate this bud with hardwork and
blood as no autumn could tap it.His wife besought him not to go but his son
future was more valuable for him than his own present.In Dubai he was every time
with his son,he worked day and night and when his friend used to stop him,he
just reply i am building future of my only son,his life was like a moon lives
herself in solitude but gives light to others. He did every kind of work as a
labourer,carwasher,loader,washroomcleaner,hawker,vendor etc.He forgot to sleep
to make his child sleep,he addresses Moon in the sky that you can be
eclipsed,you can be covered by clouds,you can be vanished by approaching dawn
,you are a street Moon which is ever changing like street travellers but my Moon
is evershining i will not let it set.He visits his son after every three years
,he and his wife used to take their son outside for picnic,when he goes to
school they used to stay outside the school gate unless he does comes out.He
used to tell his wife that they should not send their son to school ,the school
teacher may beat him but his wife told him that education was the best gift they
could offer to their son.when he sleeps,they used to awake for his
awakening.while taking about the future of their son oneday his wife asked,what
should our son do after completing his education?.he replied,i do not want my
son to do a job or even to do a business then what should he do Amna asked
curiously.
MR Shafiq replied,i work in Dubai for the sake of my son i have made my life
like a desert to make his life like a garden full of roses. I will save my son
from clutches of time , ditch of hard work,rigours of life and from cruelty of
circumstances.Amna asked him ,who knows about life,hard work may take your
life,he said" even death can not stop me to give life to my life".My life would
be like a plucked flower that dies itself but gives delight to plucker.Amna
says,no, life is like a bombe we think it is in our fist but when we open our
hand we find empty.Mr shafiq said", no, i think life is like a ringed joint of
bamboo that jointS every piece and make a full tree , my every breath will give
life to my child.Amna replied painfully" our tree of life will be uprooted by
the squall of time we would have need to be protected rather than a protector.Mr
shafiQUE says" i think man's life should be like a tree in desert that burns
itself to give shade to others when it needs shade itself it must be uprooted. I
will not bear any burden on my son's shoulders even our own burden.Amna says
"Allah has made man like this when he is baby he needs help,when he is young he
helps others,when he is old he needs help again in most parts of his life he
needs help rather than a helper,even when he is dead he needs four people to go
to grave he can not go alone.Mr shafique may Allah bless our son ,i am going
back tomorrow to Dubai .Amna is stunned but why?still you have one more month
left from your vacations,Yes i have but i do not want to spend more time because
time is not mine but for my son.Amna says.how will you live without your son i
will live like a fish out of water.Amna we will go with you to say you
goodbye.MR SHAFIQUE replied sorrowfully" no,the moment i departed and i saw my
son i will not be able to bear that.May Allah bless you Amna spoke.MRshafique
came to Dubai but he was living like a wounded sparrow quite powerless to die
and quite powerless to move.He used to work more than his health allow him,whie
noticing his condition one of his friends Mr omer suggested him to take some
rest Mr shafique replied no,my rest would be the rest of my child,my present is
future of my son i will work so that he may take rest.Mr omer gave him a
suggestion,if you want better future of your son,start a business in Dubai when
your son will complete his education marry him and gift him your business.Mr
shafique liked his advice and asked Omer which kind of businees do you think is
better but i want such a business as should not demand hard work from my son he
should just sit on the chair in his office and just to order.Mr omer suggested
him trading business as his son will sit in office and handle matters by
employees and phone calls.Mr omer advises him when you gave business to your son
keep some thing for you and your wife"s oldage.Mr shafique replied" in old age
what we need ,we will spend our old age playing with our grandsons.Mr omer said"
may your wishes be true, goodbye.With the passage of time mr shafique
established a trading business ,he arranged an inaugurated party for his fellows
they congratulated him for his businees but he replied to them this is not his
business but his son"s.They also advised him donot give all your business to
your son because there are many examples after receiving every thing sons kicked
their fathers but he replied to all i am my self in my son i no need anything
for me.
Time passased on,his son got mba degree and mr shafique gave a great feast to
all village.shafique's sister shazia came for proposal for her daughter to get
marry to Moon ,whom she has been engaged in childhood.WHEN MR SHAFIQUE asked his
son he refused to marry and informed his father he will marry his class fellow
nabeela.
MRshafique"s sister got annoyed and all relative turned against moon for
breaking engagement but mr shafique did not care for his sister and relatives
and got his son married to nabeela.AFTER marriage mr shafique asked his son" now
all family should go to DUbai and he should take care for his business but moon
said,give me some time to think after 3 years shafiq has two sons hassan and
hussain and he suggested his wife to go to dubai and she agreed.along with his
whole family he travelled to Dubai his father offered his every thing to him as
a gift and moon accepted.now,mr shafique and his wife has only duty to play with
children and take them to school.Nabeela told moon,i think we should shift your
parents to store room because they are sick and it is not good for children and
moon agreed they were shifted to store room.MR shafique took it easy but
rukhsana told mr shafique that moon should not do like this. mr shafiq told no
it is right decesion they should have privacy.nabeela used to give 20 durham to
mr shafique for children pocket money .one day while coming back from school
children demanded toys along with icecream mr shafique has no money to buy but
shopkeeper knows mr shafique that he is a business man he gave toys and told mr
shaif to pay later.In the evening mr shafiq asked moon if he could give him some
extra amount because children sometimes demand to buy something and your mother
is also sick but moon told to talik to nabeela.when mr shafique talked to
nabeela she upbraided him and told,your wife is not sick and this is not
children demand to buy toys rather you want want money for yourself.MR shafique
could not stop his tears.
Amna asked shafiq,why are you upset today but he has no words to say.after some
time he spoke,today world looks so ugly to me i am feeling as my own self is
devouring me.the world is world of feelings it seems as we feel it.thorns weep
when flower prick them,my dear pray to Allah to take us else our old age will
torture us.Amna asked tell me some thing what has happened,he replied,we give
our children words but they give us silence,we make them stand but they make us
fall,we introduce them in world but they close the door of world for us,i have
become such a tree as is bowed down by the weight of its own boughs.Amna donot
take it to heart,now think how can we lessen the burden of our son ,mr shafique
told ,before i worked for my son now i will work for my grandsons.in the morning
when he went to take children to school nabeela t old,children have already gone
by school van and now you should not be worry about them.while counting the
rosary of tears mr shafique went to find job he went to his friends but they
mocked at him because they advised him not to give all propetry to his son,he
went to the places where he used to work as a street labourer but they lso
refused as he is now old man he can not do hard work.WITH heavy heart and silent
tears he returned amna asked,did you find any job he replied,the whole world has
become like his son,when his own son kicked him why others will help him.in the
evening children demaned him to take them to park mr shafique has no money he is
afraid if children demanded ice cream how will he buy.he went out he sold his
mobile and watch and take children to park.he decided to become vendor he bought
some items for food and went away,in front of a park he laid down mate and kept
items on it.he used to go there every day in the morning and in the evening took
children to park to gave them ice cream.he used to do this every day one day
school trip went to park hassan found an old man is selling some thing but no
one is there to buy hassan suggested hussain let"s buy some thing then other
children will also buy may be this old man need money for his grandsons.when
they rushed to old man they saw their own granfather both children and old man
were silent after some time mr shafique took them to his lap and loved them when
other children saw this they asked hassan who is this old man hassan said i do
not know he was afraid if he told the relation children will mock at them.this
situation made mr shafique paralysed instead of keeping himself in disgrace he
took his wife at mid night and with the help of one of his friends he found job
in a house as a servent.both husband and wife worked as servants in that
house.oneday the he house owner looked shafique loving his children he asked
shafique you loved children more than i am mr shafique replied because he he
rememberes his own grandsons the owner asked are they dead mr shafique replied
no we are dead for them .
moon got news about his parents that they are working as servants.he told his
wife about this news and she replied no we can find cheaper servants than
them.moon kept on hearing stories about the disgrace of his parents one day he
asked his wife,his parents has become stigma of humiliation it is better if they
are dead.children asked him ,where is grandfather and grand mother mr shaifique
in very aggressive mood asked may be they are dead children started weeping
hassan asked,who killed them mr shafique replied in a very savage way i killed
them.moon with his wife took children for outing in his car.while driving he was
talking to his wife about his parents only death of my parents can save me from
humiliation he could not controle his car and two old man and woman were crushed
under his car.people gathered around road was bloody with blood moon got down
the car and found two dead faceless bodies.nabeela asked shafiue who are these ,
mr shafique it looks two old bodies they came out to be crushed.plice arrived
they arrested moon moon requested police to find who is caretaker of these two i
could give money to them as much as they want,after some day one police officer
came and informed shaifue that has has found the mobile number of their son moon
in a quick way asked the police officer please dialed and asked how much money
he wanted and in a tension he drew out his cheque book and filled 1 million
durhams and presented to police officer please dialed and asked how much money
do they need i am ready to give more when police officer dilaed moon mobile rang
and moon and police officer was stucked and then police officer announced the
name of son moon and gave back the cheque to moon for compensation.