June 4, 2009

A mom's letter to son !

Letter from a Punjabi mother to her son.                               
                                                                         
My dear Jagjit,                                                         
                                                                         
I am in a well here and hoping you are also in a well there.             
                                                                         
I'm writing this letter slowly, because I know you cannot read fast.     
                                                                         
We don't live where we did when you left home. Your dad read in the     
newspaper that most accidents happen 20 miles from home, so we moved     
20miles.                                                                 
                                                                         
I won't be able to send the address as the last Sardar who stayed here   
took the house numbers with them for their new house so they would not   
have to change their address. Hopefully by next week we will be able to 
take our earlier address plate here, and that our address will remain   
same too.                                                               
                                                                         
This place is really nice. It even has a washing machine, situated right 
above the toilet I'm not sure it works too well. Last week I put in 3   
shirts, pulled the chain and haven't seen them since.                   
                                                                         
The weather here isn't too bad. It rained only twice last week. The first
time it rained for 3 days and second time for 4 days.                   
                                                                         
The coat you wanted me to send you, your Aunt said it would be a little 
too heavy to send in the mail with all the metal buttons, so we cut them 
off and put them in the pocket.                                         
                                                                         
Your father has another job. He has 500 men under him. He is cutting the 
grass at the cemetery.                                                   
                                                                         
By the way I took Bahu to our club's poolside. The manager is           
Badmash.  He told her that two piece swimming suit is not allowed in his 
club. We were confused as to which piece should we remove?               
                                                                         
Your sister had a baby this morning. I haven't found out whether it is a 
girl or a boy, so I don't know whether you are an Aunt or Uncle.         
                                                                         
Your uncle, Jetinder fell in the nearby well. Some men tried to pull him 
out, but he fought them off bravely and drowned. We cremated him and he 
burned for three days.                                                   
                                                                         
There isn't much more news this time. Nothing much has happened.         
                                                                         
Love - Mom.                                                             
                                                                         
P.S. Jagjit, I was going to send you some money but by the time I       
realized, I had already sealed off this letter

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