Vegetables Seller and Future



In our country Bangladesh it is still rare to see that a woman selling vegetables in a small shop set up temporarily just beside a road though recently a change is taking place rapidly.
Because of change taking place all over the country the other day while I was walking to get to office I saw a woman selling varieties of vegetables in a small shop beside the road.
Out of curiosity I was looking for an opportunity to have a little talk to her.
Finally in pretend of buying some vegetables I started talking to her.
Talking was brief that started with a simple question from me.
\"What's your name Siste?\"
\"Amena.\" She replied with a quick smile.
\"For how many months have you been doing this business\"?
\"Only about two months,\"
\"What did you do before selling vegetables?\"
\"Just in house as a housewife I used to cook, clean, wash clothes of my husband and two children, prepare children for their schools and whatever I require to do.\"
\"Who is doing all those things now?\"
\"Myself only.\"
\"Is it not more pressure on you?\"
\"Definitely. But I'm doing for the benefit of my two children. They are brilliant and doing better in exams. Thats what their teachers told. They have upgraded to higher classes and cost has increased three times more. My husband is rickshaw puller. What he earns by pulling rickshaw all day long is not enough to bear all the costs. This is why I've started this this small business and whatever I earn from it I use to help my husband and to make the future of my children brighter.\"

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