Life as I have Seen It

Author(s): Urmila S Dholakia
Publisher: Urmila S Dholakia

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=Life - As I've seen it can all learn to correct our ways has prompted me to bring this story to you."
;) start this story by "Once upon a time...". Life was much simpler then; problems were easily solved by the sagacity of people. Extended families lived interdependent lives and everything was shared. Respect towards other family members and mutual duties were paramount in their lives. “Mine" was subordinated to "ours". Karamchandbhai was born in one such family. The family was poor. His father was industrious and honest, but a lack of education severely limited his income. The situation was so bad that this nine-member family could not get even two square meals a day. Karamchandbhai's mother Indraben was a selfrespecting, calm, and cultured lady. She tried to augment the meager household income by performing menial work for her neighbors. Thus, she was able to marry off her five daughters in spite of the family's difficult financial situation. She also understood the importance of education, and so borrowed money to educate her two sons Karamchandbhai and Dosabhai. Her sons had experienced first hand how people treated their family, because of its financial situation, but their parents' resilience had taught the two sons some important lessons. The two worked hard to improve their family's condition and, due to the grace of God, their hard work paid off and their financial situation improved beyond all dreams. But, alas, their father did not live to enjoy the fruits of his son's labors.
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