In this sophisticated age of the 21st century, people in every corner of the globe want to have electric gadgets. Life becomes useless without mobile phones, laptops, tabs etc. If you want to keep up with the pace of the world, you need to be more advanced. Everyone wants to keep in touch with the online world for that. The mothers of 22/23-year-olds like us are probably the last generation of mothers who still spend their days without mobile phones. Although exceptional cases can be noticed. However, despite being widely used in urban areas, our mothers are still unaccustomed to using the phone. We live in the village. One of the smallest villages in matriarchal India.
My village is located on the banks of the river Subarnarekha. I still wake up in the morning to the chirping of birds. The calm air of the river instantly removes the fatigue of the day. This story is from my village.
Dipu and Sona are two brothers. They are seven and thirteen years old, respectively. One is a second-grader and the other is a seventh-grader. Their father Shri Sanjay Roy worked in a hotel in the city. He lives in that city with his wife and sons.
A two-room rented house in town. A kitchen. There is a bathroom and a walkway. Dipu and Sona have grown up in this house.
Sanjay Roy's father has very good property in his father's village. But he lives in the city courtesy of earning a living.
Dipu and sona in the busy life of the city, they do not even understand how the time is spent. They woke up in the morning to the sound of the school bus horn. Somehow, they hurried out on the way to school. They reach the school after the traffic jams, smoke, conversations of strange people, and chats. Then at eleven o'clock the school breakdown. Bathing and having dinner after returning home, sitting down to make the homework for tuition. The tutor will come in the afternoon. Doing homework of school in the evening. A busy life. It is unknown at this time what he will do after .
Sometimes he listens to stories from his father when he has time or when his father's office is closed on Sundays. The story of their father's childhood. Those stories seem strange to them. Ever heard a fairy tale duorani, suyorani story to the mother can not understand what happened? Instead, they prefer cartoons like Roboboy or Chhota Bhim to keep an eye on the phone screen. Now again the big brother Sona has become attracted to new mobile games on holidays. It is difficult to describe his interest in online games like PUBG.
Sanjay Babu has said many times, will take them to the village.Want to Go to his homeland. But that urban bustle, again and again, stands in the way.
For the last few days, sona seems to be on some problem. Not eating properly. Not sleeping until late night. Sometimes sleeping, but waking up in the middle of the night and muttering. He only knows what he says. Sometimes it is possible to understand a word or two - "Mar Mar, blank point se mar."
The day before yesterday, his wife Sanjay Babu took his son to a well-known psychiatrist in the city for advice. The doctor asked some questions and did some tests, then said the boy was feeling lonely. Not being able to know about yourself due to being always busy. Becoming lonely. Take the boy for a long holiday, give the boy time. Doctor Moshai also added that in this modern age, this loneliness is becoming very dangerous. Some developed countries have opened loneliness ministries. So that citizens can help in times of loneliness.
This is the first time that Sona and Dipu have heard a fairy tale from their grandma after their birth. Sanjay Babu left his hotel job in a few days and returned to his village home. Started farming at home, with a small business. Sona and Dipu have been admitted to village schools. They go to the river bank as soon as they have time. Running on the sand. The mind wanders with joy. If you don't play a little game on the phone on the day you want, it won't even come to the phone.
Enjoy one of the pleasures of life in the fresh air of the river. They have become very close friends with other boys in the village. Goes to school on foot with them. In the afternoon, on the way back from school, he plucked mangoes tree from the side of the road. Wet in the rain when it rains. Sometimes he plays cricket on the river bank. Before coming to the village, they had watched cricket many times on TV, but never played. This is the first time.
Before, mobiles were everything, now they don't want to leave the dust. Going to the bath at noon on the holiday, courtesy of mother's reprimand. Running in the open desert with joy of mind, joy of soul.
No one knew when Sona recovered with the golden touch of pleasure of grandparents.
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