There are people of one community in this world, they are like a fire of straw. It can be ignited by burning, and it can be extinguished by suffocating. There should always be a man behind them - he should provide the straw as needed.
The housewives put oil and salt on the earthen lamp and put a stick on it. When the flame of the lamp begins to subside, - this little stick is in great need - to be provoked; Otherwise, the lamp will not burn despite the oil and saltiness.
Surendranath's nature is somewhat similar. He has all the strength, intelligence and confidence but he cannot complete any task alone. As much as he can do a little work with enthusiasm, he can leave the rest in such a silent laziness. That's when a man is needed - he will provoke.
Surendra's father practiced law in the far west. He had little to do with this Bangladesh. It was here that Surendra received his M.A. at the age of twenty. By; Some due to his own quality, some due to his mother-in-law. The mother-in-law clung to him with such perseverance that she often did not understand whether she had any independent self. Surendra says that any individual creature lives in this world, no, the desire of this mother-in-law is to take the shape of a human being and work, sleep, study, pass, etc. The mother-in-law, though somewhat indifferent to her own child, had no limit to Surendra's custody. His vision did not pass until he spat. This
Surendra learned to read under the rule of a dutiful woman, but did not learn self-reliance. He had no faith in himself. He does not understand that any action can be made beautiful and complete by him. He was totally dependent on someone else for what he needed and when he needed to do it. Sleeping, feeling hungry, many times he could not be sure. Until he came to know, he had to spend these fifteen years relying on his mother-in-law. So the mother-in-law has a lot of work to do for her. Twenty-two hours in twenty-four hours of reprimands, reproaches, insults, persecutions, disfigurement, years of such trials, he had to give up his own sleep to keep him awake all night long. Ah, who has ever done so much for his wife and son! Neighbors cannot rise without the reputation of a housewife.
Surely there was nothing wrong with his sincere care for Surendra. If his eyes and face were blinking in the moment after the reprimand, the housewife, realizing that it was a sign of fever, would arrange for his sago for three days. In mental improvement and education, he had a sharper vision. Seeing Surendra's clean or modern taste-approved clothes on his body, his hobbies and secret desire to do babuana would be clearly seen in his eyes, and at that moment Surendra's clothes would be forbidden to go to Rajak Bhavan for two-three weeks.
This is how Surendra's day was spent. In the midst of such affection and caution, he sometimes felt that this life was not worth living; Sometimes he thinks in his mind, this is how the morning of everyone's life is spent.
But one day the people around him would fall on him and put different ideas in his head.
That is what happened one day. A friend suggested to him that if an intelligent boy like him could go abroad, there was hope for much improvement in the future. He can benefit many by returning to his homeland. Surendra did not like the word. Caged birds are more agile than forest birds. Surendra seemed to see a little open air, a little light of freedom in Kalpana's eyes, so his submissive soul began to wander around the cage like crazy.
He came to his father and begged him to make arrangements for him to go abroad. He also said that all the improvements that were expected in it. The father said, I will think about it. But the housewife's desire is absolutely unfavorable. He fell like a storm in the middle of father and son and laughed so much that both of them were stunned!
The housewife said, but send me to Bilat too - otherwise who will take care of Suro? Who doesn't know when to eat, when to wear, are you sending him abroad alone? Send the house horse there, whatever you send him. Horses and cows can understand that he is hungry, he is asleep - your tune can't do that either. Then smile again.
Rayamahasaya was embarrassed by the excess of laughter. Surendranath also thought that there could be no protest against such an irrefutable alliance. He gave up hope of going abroad. His friend was very sorry to hear this. But he could not say whether there was any other way to go abroad. But in the end, he said, begging rather than being submissive
Better to eat; And of course, with such respect that M.A. He can pass - he does not have to be greedy for Udranna.
Surendra came home and sat thinking about this. As much as he thought, he saw that his friend was right - it is better to beg and eat. Not everyone can go abroad, but not everyone has to spend their days between the living and the dead.
Late one night he came to the station, bought a ticket to Calcutta, got in the car, and wrote to his father by post that he was leaving home for a while, that there would be no special benefit from a futile search, and that even if he was found, he would not return home.
Rayamahasaya showed the letter to the housewife. He said, Suro has become a man now - he has learned science - the fan has come out - if he doesn't fly now, when will he run away!
Yet he searched – gave letters to those who were known in Calcutta; But there was no way. No trace of Surendra was found.
that's amusing.