My Father and 1971

My father has this habit, whenever he sees a prescription from a doctor he will make a comment. “why this medicine, why not other one” blah blah…and it pisses me off sometimes! Come on, you are not a doctor!

So, this time when I was in typhoid for 15+ days and I was in clinic for a day [for the first time in my life] …my mom was there with me and I was asking her why he always have a comment on doctor’s prescription? My mom laughed and she said something that made me really shocked and literally very much proud! She said this is my father’s habit and he’s been doing it since 1971! I got up from the bed and sat “what do you mean by 1971”? Mom was like “well, your dad used to give primary treatment to injured freedom fighters in 1971, he used to carry food and arms for them, though he never fought against the enemies face to face” I was like what !?!?!?! why I had to hear this after 28 yrs later of my life and why didn’t even he tell us before?!?! Mom reacted so easily that it was actually nothing to mention. For too much anti-biotic my nerve was too weak, I don’t know if that was the reason tears came so easily in my eyes.

But, after years I have heard something that made me really proud! Made me emotional and shocked…..I’m really proud of my father and I think thats the best gift I have ever got from him. I know it would have made me even more proud if he had arms in his hand and he fought, but still I’m proud that he was a part of our freedom war, doesn’t matter how small it is. Long live Bangladesh!