NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH
One night around 9 o'clock, city hall was dark and the street light was burning dimly As usual dad went to city hall. He climbed four or five steps to switch on the light and he suddenly jumped from the patio and started running towards the house; by passers asked what was wrong. Dad announced, "There is a big cobra on the patio and started to hiss when I went near". He came home, took a flash light and a big pole and returned to city hall looking for the cobra...by that time the snake disappeared; Two or three people joined searching for the cobra and they were not able to find it. As usual dad sat on the patio of city hall and was engaged in some serious thinking. There is a saying that at the sight of a snake even a battalion will be frightened, but not dad even a bit. Mom and children were frightened on seeing this and felt sad for him what if the snake had bitten him and died. Mom said that this thing happened like a warning to him, however it did not matter to him. Children said that if it had been someone else they won't go back to city hall......dad is again sitting there. That night he sat there immersed in deep thought and nobody knew when he came back.
Thiruvadavur road surveyor, dad's friend, one day said, "Sir! We are going to take an account as to how many vehicles are traveling on this road and we want to hire some one for a day to do it. Why can't Omar do it?" Dad gave permission for Omar. He took his pay to his dad. Dad refused to accept it and angrily asked him to give it to his mom. He did so. Dad's self-respect didn't allow him to take money from Omar. He showed by his actions that Omar is not his son anymore.