Gift of the Magic Box
I sometimes help with my father's business. My interest in taking charge of his business eases his workload and helps me get acquainted with different sorts of people. One evening, while I was having a tête-à-tête with one of my uncles, a group of people entered the shop. They were decrepit day-labourers in shabby attire. We were talking about the game show 'Ke Hote Chay Kotipoti' (Who Wants to be a Millionaire) screened on Desh TV. The topic was about a participant who won 25 lakh taka during an episode aired the day before. My uncle said that since the participant had already expended all of his lifelines, he would be at risk while answering the next round of questions. If he failed to answer the 50 lakh taka question, his prize-money would decrease from 25 lakh taka to 3 lakh taka. At that time, one of the labourers, about sixty-years-old, interrupted our conversation. He said that the participant would do better to 'quit' the game so that he could be the winner of 25 lakh taka. We were really amazed that the man despite his seemingly poor educational background knew the game term 'quit' without knowing its etymological meaning!
Today people, no matter how old they are or what their education is, find no barrier in keeping themselves in pace with the continuous flow of information and the entertainment simply by watching TV.
Ashim Kumar Paul
Government Edward College
Pabna
Government Edward College
Pabna
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