Arun Gode

Drama Tragedy

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Arun Gode

Drama Tragedy

Mother’s  Sacrifice

Mother’s  Sacrifice

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                  An energetic youth, who was a government servant on his first posting joined a new city far from his native place. He was good looking and brilliant employee. Being talkative, he had a very good friendship with people in the office as well as in the residential colony. He got married with a beautiful, highly educated girl from his community. Alls well that ends well. Everything was okay for few months after his marriage. But unfortunately, he had some clinical medical problems. But he took it with a pinch of salt. He was just managing his stomach pain by taking general medicine. After few months, the medical health problem became very serious and frequent.  He used to omit in his duty in the washbasin. The office sweeper frequently noticed it. He also made a complaint about it to office caretaker. His health was deteriorating day by day. Desperate times call for desperate measures. Finally, he was admitted to the hospital by his family members. After careful examination by team of doctors. They came to final conclusion that the patient’s both the kidneys became unserviceable. At least one of them should be replaced immediately by donor and another would be removed simultaneously at time of replacement. 


               Request for a kidney donor was published in several newspapers locally as well as in neighborhood of his native place. But no donor came forward willingly. Nobody was ready to donate kidney in this critical situation. His wife didn’t come forward for giving the kidney to her husband as she was six months pregnant. Doctor might had suggested It to her. It was no use in crying over the split milk. It was very ill time on her, just after a few months of marriage. There was no guarantee of survival of patient after replacement too.


         A drowning man will clutch at a straw. At last, his very old mother agreed to donate her kidney to her son for his survival. The date was fixed for operation. The replacement was carried by team of doctors. Operation was successful. He and his mother were recovering from it. Forewarned is forearmed. Doctor had already warned him to follow the restriction imposed on him . He was feeling well. On one day in hospital ,he walked for few time, came back to his bed, All of a sudden, he reported to the sister some pain in the stomach. The doctor attended to him and gave some medicine to him for relief, But his pain was increasing continuously. Finally doctor could not save him due to failure of the newly replaced kidney alone. Everybody in his friend circle and office admistration showed sympathy to his family. His wife’s request for job was forwarded on compassionate ground to headquarter. Gentle union leader also came forward to help her on humanitarian grounds. He also used his channel to pressurized the headquarter for early action for her job. Every dog has its day. She was posted in the lowest clerical post in the same office. Meanwhile, she gave birth to her son as last memory of her husband. Her mother in law also expired due to shock of her son and kidney operation.


        Since she was very young beautiful and charming lady, Many friends suggested she re-marry looking at long journey of life. She told to every body as per their custom ,she could not marry again. She had to live this widow life for ever. In India, every body is helpless in front of traditions and customs of the individual respective community. After few years, she stabilized herself and seemed to be happy.


         When everything was normal in her life, newly recruited employee was posted in her section. Bachelor employee made friends with her. Both of them came very close to one another. What is good for grouse is good for the gander. She was in the grip of him. There was some mutual internal dispute between the officer and both of them. The concerned employee was transferred to another remote station. They made effort to maintain their relationship as usual. But, Out of sight, out of mind.        

            That employee made some finical fraud in that office at the place of posting. Many complaints were received at the headquarter against. An enquiry committee was constituted to check the malpractice. Committee after inquiry found all the leveled charges correct against him. Committee submitted an unfavorable report to the administration. Admistration still given him a chance to ask apology towards finical fraud by paying the fraud amount and imposed the cessation of three consecutive the annual increments for three consecutive years. It is better to safe than sorry. He didn’t agree with the office proposal. Then office had taken an extreme action and removed him from service. He moved to court. Court also found the framed charges legally correct. Court took at least fifteen years for the final decision.


                There was All employee sport meet in office during that period. The government of India deputed a new administrator from another department for period of three years to the parent department who came for the inauguration of sport-meet. He inaugurated the sports meet. Many people met with him for their long-pending problem during his stay. This lady also met with him for several times regarding her transfer at headquarter as it was nearer to her native place. He was influenced by her. He at the drop of a hat agreed to her request and issued the order for her transfer by leaps and bounds from the local file. After sport meets, both of them together went to headquarter. She got along with the powerful administrator. After elapse of some time, she Joined at the hip of. She ruled over there till the tenure of that administrator. But she did not make any effort for restoration of job of her former friend who was removed from the service. He met several time with her in that connection. But, watched pot never boils.


          Their illegal relations were famous in length and breadth. After completion of his deputation, he went back to his parent's department. She became powerless. She then experienced humiliation throughout her service. Paramount things here, whether these community customs and traditions are really practical in those days and today. Are they inherent by the supreme of the universe?. Should an educated person follow them so blindly to live in this world shamefully?



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