رسالة أم هندية لابنتها

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
20
miles.

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.

Your best friend,
Balwinder, is no more. He died trying to fulfill his
father's last wishes.
His father had wished to be buried in the sea after
he died. And your
friend died while in the process of digging a grave for
his
father.

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

I am very
happy to receive news from home. But I did not get the coat you
sent me. I
checked the envelop inside outside but did not find the coat.
Please resend
the coat from the new address I may get it this time.

It is very cold
here so I cannot be in a well. Last week a flu tried to
catch me but I told
him it was not me so I am OK now.

I am missing you and cry every day
because you are away. I now cry more
because you have moved 20 miles
further away.

I am very lonely and by myself. I needed someone to talk
to so I exchanged
my bicycle for a donkey. He understands Hindi and reminds
me of my uncle
Jetinder. I name him Jetty. I send you my picture with Jetty
(in the
picture I am the one standing on the left).

Here time is 7
hours different so sometime I am confused when I eat
because I do not know
if I am eating lunch or dinner.

The black and white TV I bring with me
from India does not show Indian

movies like before. So I decided to buy a VCR to rent Indian movies but
I
do not have enough money. If you don't send me money soon I will sell
the
TV to buy the VCR.

To know if my sister has a boy or girl you
can check his name if he has a
male name then he is a boy if not then he is
a girl.

I will come back to India after 7 years. Please tell my
friend Balwinder
to wait for me to burry him.


P.S. I don't have
money to buy stamps so please put some stamps on this
letter when you
receive it. If you don't get this letter after a week
please let me
know.

Lots of love

Your son Jagjit

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