Simply Riaz... Simply Myself...

The other day I was thinking about people who leave their home and come to a foreign country to earn a living. Take the case of those poor women who come to work as maids. I had the chance to interact with a couple of them. Both of them were divorcees and had kids back in their home country. One of them hasnt seen her 11 year kid for almost 4 years now. The other person's case was even more pathetic. It seems she fell in love with a rich guy back home, became pregnant and got married all within a month. Only then she realised that he had another family. She was patient for some time, had 2 kids but couldnt bear his tantrums anymore. She gave up everything including her kids and migrated to support her ailing sister. She worked as a maid. What an irony considering the fact that she had 4 maids at her husband's home. And not only that, she used to do marketing and had her own small business for almost 7 years! She even has a computer diploma. This is just one story. I am sure every such person will have their own sad story to tell. I feel just lucky that God has not tested me so much this far. I am sure this makes us sit up and give a thought to the unlucky ones.