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Md Maruf Hasan

Drama Action Inspirational

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Md Maruf Hasan

Drama Action Inspirational

Perseverance

Perseverance

6 mins
128


An old Samsung Galaxy 11 phone is ringing on the desk a little bit far away from the bed. Shahed grabs the phone to receive the call in a dizzy mood. It is a Whatsapp call from Bangladesh. Last few years nobody called him outside of his family and he knows those numbers, but this seems new number. It is midnight in Malaysia.

‘ Assalamu Aaikum’

‘ Waalaikum Salam’

‘May I know who is this?’ Shahed asked the question first.

‘ How are you Shahed Vaia(brother)? I am Shakil, son of Tobib in your village’

‘ Ohhhh… Yes, I remember…How are you? You were 10 years old when I left my village. It has been 10 years. I am happy to talk with you after a such a long time

‘ Vaia…you have almost forgotten us. Why do not you come to visit Home for a long time.’

‘Sorry… I really wish to visit but I have a book project to write with my supervisor. Hence, I am not sure but I would visit my village depending on the situation’

‘Please try to find time to visit your village’

‘Now Vaia the issue is your cousin is going to Singapore after getting some training by paying 7 lakh taka. I am also planning to go outside of the country. Would Malaysia be better to come?’

‘Well, from my personal experience. I would suggest trying out in Europe instead of Malaysia and Singapore because you would get PR easily and then a Passport after 5-10 years depending on the country, but for transition, these two countries are better. People come here and they try to go to Europe, America, Canada, the UK from here and it is easy to get a visa from these countries. Now in terms of money even if you spend 7 lakh taka for Singapore, it would not take more than 1 year to earn that amount of money, but even if you spend 3-4 lakh taka as workers come through an agent with that amount of money, it would take time to get back your money soon.’

‘ I heard Vaia the Malaysian exchange rate is high now

‘ Yes… that’s true, but my concern is imagine you are 20 years old now and just to be financially debt-free and process for Europe if you spend 5 years, you would waste such a huge amount of time from your life. Instead, if you try for Europe from now and somehow if you can manage to enter there you have a future there

‘Okey …got it Vaia’


‘I have seen many of the workers and students are doing so because you have no good future for working-class people except those who are doing business or high-profile jobs. I have seen so many businessmen also doing great also, but from your position that would suit best I think because so far I know your father can spend 7 lakh taka very easily and if you do that for a Western country, that’s great.’


‘ Vaia… I have the intention to go to Italy, and my plan is it go to Singapore and Malaysia then I will try to go there and later I will try to move to the USA because it is very difficult to get a visa to the USA currently for a working visa. How should I search for agent Vaia’

‘ Well, when I was in Dhaka in 2012, I had so many friends who were trying for Germany and other countries for student visas but since you want to go for a working visa, I think you can watch some YouTube videos and they are agents also and you can contact with them and keep on trying. At the same time, go to Dhaka and try to visit every single agent's office and try to talk and negotiate as you do so, you would be developing your skills and you got to compare which one is trustworthy and they can give you a visa. Also, before the visa, they would only receive 50 k taka and after the visa, they will take the rest of the amount. You need to take risks with them’


‘True ..vaia…. I was working in NGO for the last few years and I do not like that job I quit that job and planning to move different country now.’

‘This is a very good initiative actually. I will send you one novel ‘Papilion’ read the novel and see how he was perseverance for freedom. You should move and keep on changing jobs and places and that’s how you got to learn new things. Life is once. You gotta explore and enjoy the beauty of the world. This is not about money rather this is about exploration. You do the NGO job and this is the same shit every day and repetition, and that’s so boring. Life is challenging and you would face so many difficulties but you should keep on going. I got slapped sometimes, got scolded and faced so many embarrassing situations but I kept on going with patience. You saw my one cousin who went to a job and fought with the manager and came back to home and working in farmland now. You gotta be patient if you want to move forward. One more thing, never ever kill someone or do not try to break the law which is visible to the public. Imagine you did one mistake and you got 5 years imprisonment, that means you lost 5 years of youth from your life. Hence, you gotta be careful about the law. You have to be smart enough to get through this kind of trap’

‘Thank you so much Vaia for your suggestion, we can talk sometimes if I need something

‘You are more than welcome, but I would suggest whatever I said just note down and get on the street. I prefer you not to call me and try to explore the world by yourself. You must go outside of your comfort zone. If you go to America and you got millions Doller in your account, you would still be depressed as you are now. The peace you are looking for, you would never find in your life but this is you who has to keep on travelling like in Islam Muhammad says like is a journey and we are its traveller. That’s how your life should be. Keep on going till death and you can die right now. Hence, take challenges and do not get scared of any situation

‘ One more thing the meaning of perseverance is continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition: the action or condition. You remember this word always to succeed in life. You can fail 10000 times, but you still need to stand up and keep on walking till death with patience. That’s what I am teaching you today


‘Noted Vaia’

‘I am very glad to talk with you…Assalamu Alaikum’

Shahed cut the phone call and turn off his phone and throw it away from his bed and tried to sleep since he gotta wake up early in the morning to go to library.


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