Part-7: August 16, 2007 (Contd:) An experience of being stouter and stronger in my family: Among the four kids in my family, I was the strongest one. My elder brother was lean and thin and so he was not given any hard work. When some hard work like lifting, carrying and working on the fields was to be done, my dad and grandma used to say, " La Maila, ta yo kam gar , jetho alik kamjor chha, garna sakdaina, kanchho ra Kanchhi sanai chhan" ( Translation - "Hey the second son, you do this work, the first son is a little bit weak , he can't do this work and the youngest son and daughter are too small to do this work.") . When some hard work had to be done, I usually heard this repetation. My dad's words like, " Mailo khana pani sakchha, garna pani garchha !" (Translation-" The second son can eat and work as well.") sometimes inspired me to do the works assigned. As we had to work in relativley big farms and we had no good strength in our family, we had to take help of our neighbours in the condition that we pay back a help ("PARMA") in their farms. In such situation, the neighbours used to say, " Mero mela ma Maila lai nai pathaideu hai "(Translation -" Please send the second son to work in my farm and not others"). In this way, my good physique in my family helped me be popular in our neighborhood to payback the "PARMA" (Help for Help) ! I remember the comment made by one of my neighbor with my dad, " Dai, Maila ko chai chinta linu pardaina, khet khanera bhaye pani swasni palchha bhawisye ma !"(Translation - "Brother, don't worry about your second son, he can feed and take care of his wife in future by working on the field."). I worked in our farms until I graduated from high school. Then I left for my college study far from home. I haven't returned to the work in my farms again. Anyways, I think my sound physique helped me be popular in my neighbourhood till I was around there!