The life of this Rickshaw-puller tells so many lessons, in many ways. He raised the question - how a poor day-laborer, who is pulling his cart in the scorching sun with all his might, can fast. How could Allah ask of a Rickshaw-puller to work without food and drinking water? He was asking all the right questions, and was making all the right decisions without going to a Mollah. I find it wonderful. He thought - Allah could not impose such an unfair rule on the poor people. He said – Allah will understand why he was not fasting, even though Mullahs will not. I find it fascinating.
He was not a Namazi; he was breaking Roza in public. I saw the death totally differently also. I thought – she must have eaten so much, for the first time in her life that her stomach could not tolerate. But, the fact that even after such a loss, the Rickshaw-puller did not submit to supernatural power, and started to smoke in public again. He was thinking that - no one will rebuke him at least at that moment.
I do not see this story as emphasizing the supernatural power at all. The Rickshow-puller was not showing any obedience to the supernatural power, even after the death of his daughter. He did not change at all even after the death of his daughter.
Jiten Roy
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What! Beautiful story! 'Sangraksan Karun' (archive/preserve it)! Really!!
No, this rubbish is not worth archiving in mukto-mona. A poor rickshaw-puller getting most severely punished by the supernatural power for a little deviation from morality! Where was the supernatural power when, for example, the butcher of East Bengal/Baluchistan, Tikka Khan, led the most heinous crimes on innocent humanity? Tikka actually led a life of royalty after the heinous crimes. There are plenty of other examples in the world where the supernatural power (God) has not punished serious criminals.
The thought of punishments/rewards by God, the supernatural power, is not rational. I would not encourage it. I would encourage punishments of crimes and shunning of immorality to be done by real human systems. I would encourage the human systems to do the right things.
SuBain
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It's a beautiful story; do not miss.
Jiten Roy
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