Mr. Chawla is upset after learning that his son Sampath has been fired from his job at the post office. He expresses disappointment in Sampath for being lazy and lacking common sense. Mr. Chawla recalls how he had high hopes for Sampath based on signs during his birth and early life, but Sampath struggled in school and is now unemployed. He worries about Sampath's future and what he will do to support himself. Mr. Chawla pleads for help and considers what steps he can take to convince Sampath to find another job.

1. Imagine you were Mr.Chawla, Sampath has been fired from the post office.
Write your thoughts
Not again! Sampath has brought ignominy upon our family. Shiva! He has caused
destruction within our family! He has been fired from the post office. What was
he thinking that day! Hai hai, what has he done? He’s such a lazy, obtuse son, why
does he refuse when I asked him to find another job! He’s an inadequate child
with no talent at all! Dear Shiva, please help me. I can’t do anything, what a
burden! What will he do now? Steal from someone? Work in the market? Shiva
oh Shiva! Help me please! All I want was to make Sampath a good son, successful
person, not some dull witted and lazy kid, Brahma! I’m so angry, I can beat all
people in Shahkot! Now where should I put my face? Should I throw my face? Hai
hai! He’s completely lacking in common sense! Even he mumbled when I gave
him the job at the post office, an easy job and he mumbled! Hai, hai!
Shiva! I thought that Sampath would be a good child with lots of talent. Once my
mother said that Sampath would be famous, although the pace is slow. Now
what? He has made my head spins around like the earth! He has brought
disgrace to me! Dear Brahma, I thought that the monsoon and all the signs when
Sampath was born means something good, means that Sampath is the chosen
one, the chosen kid, the special kid. But I try to change that perspective when he
was so slow during school. He was such a brainless kid when he was in school.
Dear Brahma! Now he made lots of trouble. Hai hai! What a dim child! I’m the
head clerk of the bank and I can’t find anyplace to hide this shame feelings. After
all things I have been through for him, after I found job for him. He just ruin all

2. up! Even he said that he doesn’t want to find another job, brainless horrific son.
What if he got the big job, like the prime minister? He’ll ruin the country if he’s
the prime minister.
The time when Sampath born, the happiest time where Kulfi and me was very
happy. Because we expect a lot from Sampath. Kulfi once told me that at first
Sampath was very quite inside her belly. But when time goes by, Kulfi said that
Sampath hit, kick and even leaped inside the belly. This made me very happy, I
thought that Sampath will be a special kid. Just right before Sampath was born,
there was monsoon coming when we all thought that monsoon would never
came. Also the supply airplane drops their supply down into Shahkot. Brahma!
It’s an unusual event that occurred during the long drought and famine. I’m
hoping that those signs indicate something for Sampath. Hoping that Sampath
can be one of the brightest stars in the dark clouds, shining upon us and bring
happiness for us. But all of it fades away in a blink.
What should I do now? What should I do to make him find a job? Shiva! I’d do
anything a human can do to convince him to do another job, to help the family.
Although he can’t be special and can’t be any bright stars, its fine with me. Just
give him another job, convince him to work, open the clouds that have covered
his mind! Throw all of the insanity! He’s twenty years old but he acted like a 10
year-old-kid! Doing the easy job and he can’t even keep his job.