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Naeem- A Sanitationist
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by Atoofa
Siddiqui
2k18-MC-36
A man who
wants cleanliness all around does not run away from dirt. But, he takes time
and effort to tidy-up the mess at home or outside.
Whenever you
have a chance to visit the Ferozabad Colony of Latifabad unit#12, you will see
an amazing sight of a man, wearing a highbred but casual dress code, gathering
the wrappers and shoppers from the street and sweeping the dirt.
For the
first time, I met this man while having a visit to my new shifted home. I saw
him sweeping the dirt from different areas in the same street. For me, it was
interesting but strange to see someone, sounding as a noble citizen, but doing
a work that is considered to have no dignity.
After
investigation, I came to know some engaging and worth-listening information
about him.
He is Naeem,
a 52-years old green grocer, who is known as a Sanitationist in the street because
people always find him taking care about the sanitation of the surroundings.
Getting
curious to know him further, I personally decided to visit his home, has so
casual look from outside. But, I was stunned after stepping in to the house. In
gallery, multiple equipments including brooms, dustpan, dustbins, shovel,
sweeping boots, rake, trowel, watering cane, water pipe and wheelbarrow were
placed. Further heading towards drawing room, there was not even a single grain
of sand on the ground. Each and everything was clean, well-placed and
well-decorated. The sight is worth-watching for a visitor, showing his psyche
to make everything beautiful and dust-free.
I found him
doing dusting of the furniture with a piece of cloth. Seeing a stranger coming
towards him, he greeted me and then I introduced myself and told him my reason
of visit.
While
interviewing him, he said,” Keeping everything clean is in my nature. And because
of my habits and practices, some people even call me insane or hygiene and get
frustrated. But, I do not mind all these things.” He added his thoughts,” What
I believe is that keeping your house and its surroundings clean, keeps you
healthy too.”
He does not
feel any shame in sweeping the dust, gathering the garbage from the outside of
different houses in a wheelbarrow and then throwing it to the waste yard.
Sharing his
problems and life-events, he said,” I was always scolded by my elders and
siblings about being hygiene since childhood. Then, I got married and I
realized that it would not be easy for my wife to bear my all these sanitary
exercises. I decided not to ask her to follow me and keep continue my efforts
all by myself. But after examining me, she started to do the same. And now, we
both are alike. She maintains the cleanliness inside the house and I maintain
the sanitation of outside.”
Also, to
maintain the neatness of the environment, he planted a number of trees in the
street and took care of them all alone. All those plants are now grown up as
heavy and big trees, providing shade to the passengers to sit under and to the children,
to play easily without having sunburn in afternoon. Due to his efforts, the
environment of the street seems healthier, happier and quite different from
other ones.
He also
receives words of appreciation from his neighboring people and they support him
and help him in the times of need whenever there is a dust storm or heavy rain.
The children and teens also help him in making the street cleaner.
He is an
exemplary role model to follow for the people of all ages due to his services
to the society that seem smaller but are most important in actual. Because
cleanliness is the matter of education and mindset, so we all should educate
ourselves to take care of our environment.
Practical work carried
under supervision of Sir Sohail Sangi, at Institute of Media &
Communication Studies, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh Pakistan
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