Once upon a time there lived a pretty girl namely Mahan. She was a very determined, hardworking, self-motivated studio girl. She was living along with her family in a city called Turbat. She had always dreamt of becoming a civil judge so that she could serve the justice-seeking people in the best manner since her tiny heart was inundated with love and sympathy for the indigent and justice-deprived people.

            But, Mahan was the victim of being a family member of a joint family. The family comprised of many members among whom some did not want Mahan as a Baloch girl to become an officer and work with men in offices due to their narrowed minds. Whenever she sat down to give time to her school work such as, doing homework, making assignments, or revising a chapter that she read in school so she was disturbed by her family members. As being a family member of a pretty affluent family, Mahan was often disparaged by the visiting guests which was another tension for her. But, fortunately, Mahan had the support of her grandfather who knew the importance of education and loved Mahan the most and had always wished Mahan to be successful and to become what Mahan had dreamt for. 

            "Mom I want to go to Lahore for higher education, please". Mahan had begged her mother once. "OK, first let me talk to your father about this". Replied Mahan's mother. 

Nonetheless, when Mahan's mother talked to her father about this so her father in a quick breath said no.

            "How will she manage herself alone there in a strange city where no one knows her". Asked Mahan's father to her mother.

That rejection of Mahan's plea by her father stabbed and killed her dream of becoming a civil judge.

            As an anonymous one said every rainbow appears after the rain, likely as if Mahan's dream of becoming a civil judge got a new soul when her friend (Ayesha) who was her classmate and the closest pal came to her home to talk to her father about letting her go to Lahore along with her since Ayesha was also going there for her further education. So Ayesha, Mahan's mother, and her grandfather convinced Mahan's father to let her go to Lahore along with Ayesha with Ayesha's promise to take care of Mahan out there in Lahore, Mahan's father and other family members agreed and allowed her to go to Lahore and get her degree in Law completed. (No doubt her father and other family members loved her very much)

            So finally, after so many hurdles that Mahan had to confront and overcome, she did her BS in Law and came back to Turbat to practice Law practically so that soon she could become a professional.

 

The moral of the story is, "Never ever give up in life since a great personality said [What does not kill you makes you stronger]".

 

 

 

By: Banadi Rashid 

Turbat Kech