Life of a Farmer

Bangladesh is a land of villages. A majority of her population lives in villages. Most of them are farmers. Agriculture is their main occupation. They work on the fields that are around the village. A farmer is very hard working. He gets up early in the morning, takes his plough and with his cattle goes to his field even before it is full daylight. He works there all day without caring of the hardships of weather. Winter, summer or rains, it is all the same for him. We find him working on his field sowing ploughing or reaping in biting cold as well as in the host winds of summer. He works ceaselessly till noon when his wife or children bring for him his mid day meal. He takes it under the shade of some tree. Often he sings a song to break the monotony of his hard labor. It is only with approach of darkens that he returns home. Then he rests and smokes his hukka. This is the happiest time of the day for him. His life is full of difficulties. In spite of his hard labor, he lives a life of extreme poverty; he is “born in depot, lives in doubt and dies depot”. His crops are at the mercy of rains. Famines or floods often take away the fruits of his hard labor. Still he is contended and God fearing when he falls ill, he finds that there are no medical facilities for his treatment. Often he dies untreated and uncared for. In the life of a farmer has a brighter side also. He enjoys fresh air and sunshine. Finally they keep a real contribution to the national economy of the country by their noble work. More and more improvements are daily taking place. His future is bight. So we should show them our higher respect because of their works and simple life style.