a few good men

Good Samaritan

 We all grew up with the parable of the good samaritan, a compassionate person who unselfishly helps other.  

A true incident came to light in the village of Kapurthala , where an ordinary man by the name of Jagtar Singh, who had meagre means lived his life by plying a school bus and sometimes driving a truck to eke out a living for his three sons and his wife.He kept on feeling  a sense of incompletion , that was something was missing in his family life. This made him take a step which made him the laughing stock of the village , and his extended family . They thought he was being stupid, foolish, crazy and out of his head to take in the responsibility of a baby girl , a burden which meant  additional expense . Also it meant safeguarding her izzat, getting her married , the additional expenditure, dowry , finding a match etc.

He went ahead with his resolve not listening  to anyone's ridicule or what they thought about him.He formally adopted a young baby girl of 3 days and she was welcomed by him with open arms. This man brought her up as his own daughter , giving her a basic education, making her well versed in life and brought her up to his best capacity. Along the way , when times were hard, there used to be a crunch of money he would never think of her as an additional burden as pointed by the villagers but he always thought of giving birth to four kids. 

The love and the affection showered by her and the care which she took of him , the special attention she gave him  was like his own child. Jagtaar singh , married her off this year in April giving her a great wedding, giving her essential household things to start her married life. Surinder Kaur , is expecting her first child . She hopes they can shower the same love and affection that she received as a young child .She is happily married in Amritsar to a watchman in a mill . 

In a state where boys are prized possession, where girls are killed , aborted for, this man is a symbol and icon that we can also strive to be great . Till the day , we have human beings who show such great traits , Punjab, will not go down the path of hell and destruction as prophesized all.

Ravneet Sangha