It was 1997 or 1998 probably . My eldest son was 4 or 5 years old .
When my younger sister left for U.S.A with her (first) husband for the honeymoon which turned into a long stay (almost six years) there in Arlington Virginia.
My parents were living alone in the newly built house in capital city Islamabad almost one hour drive from our native village.
My father like as usual was not always with my mom as he had weird habit to suddenly leave few times in a year for his native city Kashmir or other provinces and cities of our country .
Meanwhile mother was alone and this was the reason that with the advise of my younger sister and permission of my husband i moved to stay with my mother in Islamabad.
There was also another reason hidden in my heart that may be by this way i will be able to participate in making our son's future better as big cities have environment little easier for females to do jobs as there are far more opportunities to obtain career .
Anyway after moving with my mom my first priority was to look after her in all possible ways and then looking for job.
First of all i put my son in school which was quite expensive but had good teaching standards so i was satisfied as it was only a 15 minutes walk away from home and before leaving for job i could easily drop my son to school everyday.
I have mentioned about my first job in matrimonial office in my an old post may be month back. I left that job because the owners were revealed as fraud and were faking people for money and not taking any interest in their duties of match making .
After leaving this job i was anxious as i was only ten grade passed that time and there was less chance for another decent job soon.
One night while talking on phone my younger sister embarrassed me that with such small degree i will be able to do nothing and no one will pay me as i don't know even how to operate a computer blah blah blah...
She was same in degree but she was (is) far smarter ,confident ,beautiful and active than me . Her communication skills were amazing.
I was agreed with her about my all the lesser skills but i was stronger in my faith so i replied her calmly that
" i know that may be no one will give me job but i believe my God will"
Her laughter still echo in my head!
Next morning with little sad heart when i went to drop my eldest son in his school, inevitably i entered the school building and asked spot lady to that "can i meet the principal ?
S.L.S school was something far modern and disciplined and i was not sure that my request will be processed as when she asked me to tell the reason i said it is personal!
After half hour wait when earlier guest left i was called to meet principal , i was nervous inside but there was only one thing very clear in my mind that i was not doing anything wrong so why hesitate ?
Principal was a middle aged fashionable lady with smile less face and sharp curious eyes.
I simply told her that i am only tenth grade passed and want a job just to support my son 's education.
She asked if i was single mother ? I told her that i have husband who sent us money every month which is enough for our expenses still i want to work for the sake of my own desire of being self dependent to some extent.
This time the flatness of her face loosened and slight friendly smile appeared which was encouraging and needed !
She said she really appreciate women who have no strong need though , yet they come out of their comfort zone just for the betterment of their children .
She admired my wish and effort that i want to raise my son in better environment and for this i am ready to sacrifice rest and peace of my life which is more easy to have in house as house wife.
I told her i can be helper in small office jobs or i can do cleaning and keep check on student's discipline .
She said it will not be fair to do such odd jobs where your own son is studying., but i will try to get you appoint somewhere else...
To be continued.......
When my younger sister left for U.S.A with her (first) husband for the honeymoon which turned into a long stay (almost six years) there in Arlington Virginia.
My parents were living alone in the newly built house in capital city Islamabad almost one hour drive from our native village.
My father like as usual was not always with my mom as he had weird habit to suddenly leave few times in a year for his native city Kashmir or other provinces and cities of our country .
Meanwhile mother was alone and this was the reason that with the advise of my younger sister and permission of my husband i moved to stay with my mother in Islamabad.
There was also another reason hidden in my heart that may be by this way i will be able to participate in making our son's future better as big cities have environment little easier for females to do jobs as there are far more opportunities to obtain career .
Anyway after moving with my mom my first priority was to look after her in all possible ways and then looking for job.
First of all i put my son in school which was quite expensive but had good teaching standards so i was satisfied as it was only a 15 minutes walk away from home and before leaving for job i could easily drop my son to school everyday.
I have mentioned about my first job in matrimonial office in my an old post may be month back. I left that job because the owners were revealed as fraud and were faking people for money and not taking any interest in their duties of match making .
After leaving this job i was anxious as i was only ten grade passed that time and there was less chance for another decent job soon.
One night while talking on phone my younger sister embarrassed me that with such small degree i will be able to do nothing and no one will pay me as i don't know even how to operate a computer blah blah blah...
She was same in degree but she was (is) far smarter ,confident ,beautiful and active than me . Her communication skills were amazing.
I was agreed with her about my all the lesser skills but i was stronger in my faith so i replied her calmly that
" i know that may be no one will give me job but i believe my God will"
Her laughter still echo in my head!
Next morning with little sad heart when i went to drop my eldest son in his school, inevitably i entered the school building and asked spot lady to that "can i meet the principal ?
S.L.S school was something far modern and disciplined and i was not sure that my request will be processed as when she asked me to tell the reason i said it is personal!
After half hour wait when earlier guest left i was called to meet principal , i was nervous inside but there was only one thing very clear in my mind that i was not doing anything wrong so why hesitate ?
Principal was a middle aged fashionable lady with smile less face and sharp curious eyes.
I simply told her that i am only tenth grade passed and want a job just to support my son 's education.
She asked if i was single mother ? I told her that i have husband who sent us money every month which is enough for our expenses still i want to work for the sake of my own desire of being self dependent to some extent.
This time the flatness of her face loosened and slight friendly smile appeared which was encouraging and needed !
She said she really appreciate women who have no strong need though , yet they come out of their comfort zone just for the betterment of their children .
She admired my wish and effort that i want to raise my son in better environment and for this i am ready to sacrifice rest and peace of my life which is more easy to have in house as house wife.
I told her i can be helper in small office jobs or i can do cleaning and keep check on student's discipline .
She said it will not be fair to do such odd jobs where your own son is studying., but i will try to get you appoint somewhere else...
To be continued.......
Interesting to read how your open words opened the doors...
ReplyDeletethank you dear Ola!
DeleteFaith is key to open all the doors ,that is what i learnt from my 48 years life
What a place to stop! lol
ReplyDeleteDear Leigh!
Deletei had not planned to divide this post into 2 parts i had to leave it as i got guests
What an interesting history that you have. I cannot wait to read the continuation.
ReplyDeletethank you dear Brain!
Deletei am honored that you found it worthy
Good for you! You really showed your sister your strength! I can’t wait to hear the rest, you’re very brave!
ReplyDeleteThank you dear Laurie
DeleteWhen I went inside the school building there was only one thing in my mind
"My faith must not be proved wrong "
As I so deeply love my Creator and want him to be with me always
"One night while talking on phone my younger sister embarrassed me that with such small degree i will be able to do nothing and no one will pay me as i don't know even how to operate a computer blah blah blah...
ReplyDeleteShe was same in degree but she was (is) far smarter ,confident ,beautiful and active than me . Her communication skills were amazing."
This makes me so sad. But, you know, here I am reading your blog, your words, from 7000 miles away, not hers. I had to look that up. North Carolina to Pakistan. But I can see you from here! (Waving)
"I was agreed with her about my all the lesser skills but i was stronger in my faith so i replied her calmly that " i know that may be no one will give me job but i believe my God will"
Her laughter still echo in my head!"
He did, didn't He?
Thank you dear Sandi!
DeleteYou are so kind and sweet!
Your waving brought tears of joy in my eyes my friend!
Hugs back to you too!!!!!!!
Interested to hear the rest of your job saga,Baily. You are correct when we don't do wrongs, why to hesitate
ReplyDeleteYes dear rudraprayaga@
DeleteIn my whole life I followed this "if I am doing right, why to hesitate? "
But my scale of rightness must be matched with universal laws of righteousness
I will stay posted for more!
ReplyDeleteThank you dear Christine I
DeleteSounds like you spoke to just the right person.
ReplyDeleteShe did not seem in first look dear Joe but when I spoke to her her soft corner appeared before my eyes
DeleteGod was there to make her RIGHT person for me as in life I saw such miracles which I will share time to time that struked my limited wisdom
You've captured my interest with the first half of your story. Now I'm looking forward to hearing how it all worked out! Good for you for being brave enough to pursue a job opportunity. That is an admirable quality.
ReplyDeleteDear Connie it seems that there is someone within me who makes me take right step at right time as I know I am not as smart
DeleteI am sorry to have to wait for the rest of the story. In the meantime I have to point out that your sister is not correct. You are smart. Lack of education has nothing to do with intelligence. You are confident yet humble. I have seen your pictures and you are beautiful. You are a person I admire.
ReplyDeleteOh dear Emma you are such a kind person
DeleteBeing a sister who is far better than me in each worldly requirements made me always proud of being sister of her but little nervous when it came to public appearance as this difference was mentioned by all my relatives and family except my mom so I grew up with this fact
Though now in this part of age when I see difference between her and me I find myself more lucky than her and I pray for her to have same stability and peace in her life and relationships
I always enjoy these stories. Looking forward to more... :)
ReplyDeleteYou were bold and brave. That is just like I picture you.
ReplyDeleteWaiting for remainder of your life story.
ReplyDeleteGood on you for asking the Principal..
I so enjoyed reading so far in the story and look forward to reading more soon.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Curious to see where is it going to lead us
ReplyDeleteHave a great week
A sua história é sempre de coragem e determinação. Parabéns.
ReplyDeleteUma boa semana.
Um beijo.
Thank you so much for sharing your story with us, dearest Baili. This has been really interesting to read...and I am looking forward to the next installment!😊😊
ReplyDeleteMuch love and hugs xoxoxo
Good for you!!! I can't wait to read more Baili! Big Hugs!
ReplyDeleteLovely, Baili. I can't wait to read Part 2!!
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