Part-4: August 13,2007 (Contd:) Routine of my Childhood : As I lost our mom in my early childhood, me and my elder brother had to do a lot of chores. A typical day started on or before the sunrise. Basically we were to support the unbearable load of my dad and grandma, a patient of some respiratory problems. My grandma had also borne a load of the same kind as my father did to bring up my dad and his only brother and several sisters because of an untimely demise of my grandfather. So she had to bear a similar kind of pain again to bring up the four grandchildren, deprived of mom's love. I helped grandma to take care of the two kids younger than me. I used to go to the fields and jungles with dad to collect grass and firewood. In the afternoon, I used to go to school with my elder brother. My dad was really great to send all of us to school doing most of the work at daytime by himself or taking some help of neighbors or other villagers. He was not much educated but he used to tell us that you can become 'BIG PERSONS' only when you study hard. I used to get hits and beats from him at times when I was lazy and reluctant to study. He used to tell us, ' It was your mom's dream to see all of you be great but unfortunately she is not here any more. You can make her dreams true only if you study hard.' His regular push of that time made all of the kids to get high degrees except my sister. There was a tendency not to send the girls to schools but my dad was of different opinion and he sent my sister to a primary school. But she couldnot continue beyond her primary education becuase of inaccessibility of any close by high schools. The people around also ridiculed my dad for sending my sister to school ! But now the thing has changed and even the girls there have got good education. Thus, the routine of my pre-highschool days was to take care of the kids, feed the animals tamed for our service , go to school, clean the utensils, fetch water from the tap or wells, help the neighbors in their farms (during weekends and school holidays) to get help form them and sleep after finishing the homeworks for tomorrow ! It was really difficult for me to sit with my dad to grind corn using grinding device (JANTO) and to unhusk dried paddy using a DHIKI. I had cried several times from getting a painful time in running these heavy machines with childish immature muscles ! I wish no kids wiil do such a physical labor in the World ! (Contd:)