Respect for the Lady

Respect for the lady.
Born in a lower middle class family in 1960's, but being a girl could study only till class 8th. Life has just started. Got married at pretty a young age, must be 16-18, husband not supportive, but life must go on. She was offered to work as Peon. Not many people would have agreed in 1980's. But she agreed saying No work is small if done with dedication. 30 years into the service and she now owns a Rs 60 Lakh worth home in the city. Also she owns 2 plot back in her hometown. Not many of us in today's world can claim to own this much. And certainly she doesn’t need an MBA in finance to do that. Has a kid, grown up, but as it generally happens he got into bad company, ruined his education. The lady married him to a M.A. girl, which is now trying to bring him back to the good path, guy now pursuing a distance education degree. Besides the lady has a granddaughter and whole family is now very happy. And she doesn’t hesitate to distribute sweets in the office on her Granddaughter’s Birthday.
She lives with very high thinking serving tea and water in the office twice a day and Cold Drink if you avoid taking tea. Eager to learn photocopying as it may be needed by boss in emergency. Very gracious in giving credit to you to make her learn using photocopy machine and will often crack jokes and ask you sir why do you smoke, it will hurt your health and occasionally giving you motherly advise to take proper meals as health is Wealth. Often stays till 7 in the office till the boss is not out, in a city where even today most of the ladies are housewife. She may often worries about 4 sarees brought of Rs. 1000 each, 2 jeans for Rs 2000 each that they have to buy for a marriage function, but then she says, ' we earn for spending on our kids, not we' and I nod in concurrence. Hats off to the lady who respects work more than anything else and Lives a life with very high moral principles not many in today's world can truly claim to be.
Respect for the lady.