I’ll work from the day after tomorrow….

By: Prem Prasad Sigdel

One of the known persons is residing beside my room whom I have known for two one year. He is a simple man and his family background is also belongs to lower middle class. He is from Eastern Hilly region of Nepal and I am Western Hilly region of Nepal. He often addresses me as ‘sir’ and I address him by his first name ‘R….”.

He is a man of humor or he laughs before he speaks or he has no conspiracy in his heart and mind as I can realize. He hasn’t studied much rather he has been planning to go abroad again. He went abroad two years before; unfortunately he returned back due to his chest problem. I guess that he is a man of around 25 with his strong physique and well shaped body.

His characters are also good or he helps other in need. Nobody dislikes him. He has been living with his brother and sister-in-law. He doesn’t mind if they ask him to do anything. It reflects his honesty and he has no complain or quarrelsome behavior. He seems simple and straightforward but clever as well. As I have listened his plans and prospects he has clearly presented his future life.

He wants to go foreign once again and wants to spend his future life in village. He has no ambition to live in city rather he is ready to spend his life simply struggling in his own ancestral land. He is also skillful in manual works like building construction. He is perfect in mistri works or he has knowledge about building walls of bricks and blocks, plaster, and so on.

He told me yesterday that he didn’t have any work to do. I told him that a skilled man was needed like him for construction work. He showed his interest to work so he told me to talk to the contractor. I asked him to come with me so that I would talk to the contractor. He also followed me when I went to the school but the contractor wasn’t there. I called him sometimes after so that they could talk themselves. When the contractor came I talked to him and he showed interest to call him.

I sent a man to call him but he had gone to submit passport in the manpower agency. He met me at evening time when I returned to my room. He told me that he would start the work “the day after tomorrow” only. I told him to contact the contractor soon neither he was going to hire another man. Instead he requested me to tell him that he was going to do the work the day after tomorrow only.

It strikes about the human nature and his/her ignorance to work. He is in the mood to fulfil his desire only so he appeals to work the day after tomorrow. As it is said “time and tide waits no man”. Nepalese are unable recognize “the time” rather we want to stop it for our petty desire which is impossible. For the sake of ours, we have the habit deferring everything. It suggests two logics: he wants to get other opportunity first; secondly, if the first chance is missed, he wants to take the benefit of the second one.

It reflects the true human nature that we want to stop “time” even for our sake. This boy has reflected the true nature of Nepalese. They want to find the best opportunity with their intention; neither have they wanted to stop other things for their petty purpose. Since we have habit of deferring it will affect our future. It also suggests that we haven’t given priority for the work rather it is a secondary matter. We don’t value the national work which can be side job for us.

I want to suggest that we have to work duly when we have got it or the work is much valuable. The work doesn’t wait us as it is time bounded rather we have to wait for the work or job. Hence, we should be prompt while working neither it can run away from our grip.