My prolonged absence from writing can be explained best by procrastination. However, there were certain events, which kept me busy and distracted my attention. One such event was a mandatory training course, which I attended from May to July. After 12 years of service, the authorities considered me qualified enough to attended a ante-promotion course.
The course was designed well, but fell short of my expectations due to its timing. Such courses for initial promotion are meant to be conducted in first 4-5 years of service, and not after a decade. However, the stage provided a re-union of batch mates and exchange of ideas. We had some fun, and we also had some boring time. Most of the guys seemed well settled in life, socially and financially. The line of latest model cars parked outside, spoke a lot for those who have eyes which can see, ears which can listen, and minds which can interpret.
In the midst of intense heat of June and humidity of July, I was somehow able to pull through the 8 week course. I never liked listening lectures (that too of mango عام category), and the belief was only re-enforced in this course. The only bright spot of the course was the Chinaberry tree دھریک, where we used to smoke and chat in the break. This tree was the only place free from artificiality.
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