Myself

It is very easy to say something about others and even to pass one’s comments on their activities, good or bad. But it is very difficult to say anything about oneself. It is because if one talks highly of oneself, one will be dubbed as an egoist. If one talks lowly of oneself, one may be disparaged as one suffering from inferiority complex.

This, however, does not pester a man of truth such as Mahatma Gandhi was. A man of truth remains unaffected by praise or censure.  The concern of such a man is to speak the truth whatever others may think of him.

I find a trap even here. It is hard even to call oneself a man of truth as even that would amount to. Being one fond of self-praise or self-flattery. To assert again, a real man of truth is not bothered even by such considerations. My name is Salman Farsi. I live in Bangladesh. My friends call me ‘Love Light’. This actually started as a reaction against my own assertion about my best friend, Aaleyah, whom I nicknamed ‘Sun Light’.

My family comprises of five members. These members are my mother, my father, my brother, my sister and myself. My father is a doctor in the local government hospital. He is an M.D. in medicine. He is a heart specialist. He is very gentle and kind. He is very sympathetic to the patients. He listens to their problems attentively. He tries to prescribe the best medicine for them. He does not accept bribe from anybody. My mother is a school teacher. She teaches English the local government primary school. She is very sincere in her work. She holds extra classes for weak students. She also teaches the pupils the importance of character, cleanliness and hard work. She also tells them about the importance of discipline and respect to their parents and teachers. My brother’s name is Aman Ullah. He is elder to me. He reads at science in 12th class in the Dhaka College. He is very intelligent and hard working. He always stands first in the class. He also takes part in sports and extracurricular activities. I read at class 10 in Shanarpar Sheikh Mortoza Ali High School. I am also good at studies. I also often stand first in my class. I love painting and music also. I have won a number of prizes and trophies in competitions. Ours is a small happy family. I pray to God that all should have such a good family.