A month Before
Scene 1: Talking with one of my Security
Guards at office
“Madam I should quit the job, my house
collapsed in village and the salary I get is not sufficient to renovate it, I
should go back to village and start farming instead”
“Moti Lal Dai(Brother), don’t talk about
quitting job in front of me! continue until your age allows you, ask your
family to stay over with you”
“------ gazes and smiles”
After Few
days
Scene 2: Moti Lal dai comes with a choice
“Madam I am quitting, I had applied to another company and they are offering me a good
salary this time,some provident fund facility is also available. I think I would be
able to work more 2-3 years now, I should hold some money to go back home”
“ Moti Lal
dai, you disappointed me!! you shouldn’t have left”
“I would
visit here daily Madam, I would be working in same area here only another Bank,too
near from here”
It was really
sad to hear the news, a man of above 50 in his age working as security guard in
my office, whose house located in quake hit area is an old fun
man I would say. He visited his house for merely 2 days after earthquake
collapsed his house to nothing. The great thing about Moti Lal Dai is his
simplicity, he often used to sleep even during his duty, I found it funny more
than annoying though he was a security guard. A few days before, Iman Singh
Gurung, another security guard assigned in our office left his job with the
same reason. His case was even worst, he was originally from the most disastrous area affected by earthquake. May be that decision of his friend
shook the old man to take this decision of living the current job in current
place where he worked for more than six years. I remember him saying wittily,
“Madam bhuikampa(Earthquake) traveled from east to west today it would return
from west to east tomorrow the same time”.
I felt really bad! It just led me to think
about all those old men retired from their jobs in army or police who later
joins these jobs as security guard in different areas.They are not paid well,
away from family, missing important occasions may be! They don’t spend much of
their life with their families and as they get retired with ages, they get back
home with feeble body and mind. Still, I see the vigor in his eyes to work
more,I remember his way to salute us. I get emotional and keep on thinking for
days. He is missed everyday by everyone in the office.
Today
Scene 3:
Guard who replaced Moti lal dai has a
“Madam,
please talk with our supervisor, the company hasn’t credited our salary”
On the phone:
“Hello, is
this Mr Puri from .......Security Company? I am from Kumari Bank, Chabahil
branch. The security guards are complaining about you not crediting the
salaries on time. Also, you didn't visited for supervision after the guards
replacement, Moti Lal dai also left the job because of your less staff
facilities. Could you make it early to credit the salaries?”
Answer from
the other side:
“Yes Madam, I
shall visit there soon. We are planning to have the provision of provident fund
for guards, so the salary delayed. Also, Moti Lal dai is in leave for now, he
hasn’t left. While he is back from the leave, he would be reinstated in your
branch”
Amazed and
Happy, “Oh thanks Puri Ji, Please let me know the progress”
This man Mr
Moti Lal Tamang is clever, may be the current company thinks the new guard is
on provisional period but guess what? the Moti Lal dai is testing the current
job and has a previous wild card in his pocket to get back to us.
Scene 4: I
called Motilal Dai
“Dai this is Anupama, are you on your duty?? I have a news for you, your previous company
has increased your facilities and wants you to join the duty. Also, they say
when you are back, you will be resumed here again.”
“Yes Madam, I
would come there and talk about it”
“Okay”
Will he be
back?
I await if The
old man comes back J
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