Destiny's Child

Bibek had rarely seen a comfortable life. When he was born his father was working in a factory. Then their life was good. They could enjoy good meals during the day and during festivals new clothes were a normal. But all of a sudden their life turned topsy turvy. His father's factory faced long strikes and due to the lay off his income got stopped. Their family had to fall back on the savings which was not much. Then within these troubled times his little sister was born. Now there was an additional mouth to feed. Finally the factory shut down permanently. Bibek's father had no income.

As an emergency his father started pulling a rickshaw to make ends meet. It was tough going. A new baby to feed and Bibek's school had started so the fees had to be taken care of.

But amidst these dark clouds there was a silver lining. Bibek proved to be a student par excellence. He was admitted in a well known school with a rich legacy when their family was well off financially. But later on when they had fallen in bad times, it became difficult to continue further . The school had high fee structure. The local club supported a lot. They did crowd funding and managed Bibek for two years of schooling. 

In the meanwhile there was more bad news. Bibek's father could no longer do a struggling job of a rickshaw puller as now he remained sick with tuberculosis . His income stopped completely and expenses rose dramatically due to the medication.

 Bibek's mother had to go out to work to manage the family expenses. She could do good cooking job so she took on the mantle of managing other's kitchen to keep her own kitchen stove burning. With his mother out, now it was Bibek's job to look after his little sister and help his father with his medication. But his father recovered so much that he could look after the business of managing a seconds book store with a friend. This proved to be a great boon for Bibek. Because he could get to do a lot of reading. There was a nice collection of books both fiction and non fiction in the store. At night Bibek used to sit outside his dad's book store and read books late into the night under the street light. This helped him immensely in his knowledge acquisition and his decision to study medicine. Although he was doubtful if his family would support his medical school expenses. 

But destiny was smiling on Bibek. Wherever obstacles cropped up, solutions was also round the corner. With the help and support of the local government, a scholarship was managed for Bibek . And Bibek did not disappoint anyone. He did exceedingly well in his school leaving exams. With the help of his good result he got a direct entry into Medical school.

Bibek knew that his life was meant for struggles. He would not get any

thing hands down. His mother was a great mentor to him. Although she was not much educated but was a spiritual woman with a worldly wise wisdom. She helped inculcate her wisdom in her son. Even amongst so much hardship she ensured to offer prayers to Goddess Saraswati, the God of learning. Bibek also followed it up diligently every year to offer puja to Goddess Saraswati. They bought a Saraswati idol each year and with the help of a priest they organised a puja at a very low scale whatever their pocket permitted. Bibek became so much devoted that the Goddess actually visited him in his dreams. He listened to the stories his mother narrated. He also read books from his father's book store. His teacher once helped him read the story from the Internet. It was as under - -

In Hindu tradition, Sarasvati has retained her significance as a goddess from the Vedic age up to the present day.In  Shanti Parva of the Hindu epic Mahabharata , Saraswati is called the mother of the Vedas, and later as the celestial creative symphony who appeared when Brahma created the universe. In Book 2 of Taittiriya In Hindu tradition, Sarasvati has retained her significance as a goddess from the Vedic age up to the present day. In Book 2 of Taittiriya Brahmana, she is called “the mother of eloquent speech and melodious music”. Saraswati is the active energy and power of Brahma. She is also mentioned in many minor Sanskrit publications such as Sarada Tilaka of 8th century CE as follows, she is called “the mother of eloquent speech and melodious music”.

Although Bibek got a direct entry into Medical School, the board blocked his entry on technical grounds. As Bibek was poor and without support his admission languished in cold storage. The session started but he did not get entry. Bibek naturally was very heart broken and depressed. Their family hardly had the means to go to court over the matter. Bibek had no idea from whom to seek help and support. He fervently prayed to his beloved Goddess Saraswati. The Goddess appeared in his dreams once again and blessed him. The Goddess forecasted that his troubles would soon be over.

Within the next few days there was a discussion in the legislative assembly about the health infrastructure in the state. Out of the discussion there was one outcome that no seat in the state medical college should remain vacant. Also any student who came from weak financial background his education liability will be borne by the state. In a few days Bibek was issued admission letter for admission to the medical college with all his expenses to be borne by the government.

The destiny's Child was right on track for a secure future.