[This was published in Burma Times on 13
December 2014]
There are scores of ways, avenues, lanes,
approaches, strategies and methods to understand and show reverence to a person
starting from a layman to a man of illustrious and vibrant profile. It’s really
a very complex and perplexing drive without a doubt when one decides to do so
from her/his own standing. The natter is more challenging if the focus involves
a person who is closely related to the focuser otherwise or who falls within
the fold of his/her own blood say, father, mother, sister or brother in particular.
Even if such focus is made going above sheer emotions, fascinations, weakness
touching pointedly the overall illuminations and reflections, unfolded or
being unfolded, nevertheless the focus,
,under all the circumstances, may have every possibility of being partisan,
negligible or not. This ‘partisanship’ can hardly be set aside and this may
rightly be called ‘impossibility of neutrality in full’. And that’s why whether
we agree or not, it’s a Hobson’s choice for us all irrespective of age, education,
knowledge, experience and understanding. Being fully aware of and responsive to
all these, what is wrong if I make an audacious shot to understand my living
youngest brother Sinha Abul Monsur, a US-based physician, who has over the last
few years has reached at a point which is, if the truth be told, encouraging
for those who think, feel and realize about life, society, mature and creator
of universe(s) both from micro and macro perspectives. In fact, abridge of this
was published on 28 February 2014 in Dhaka Courier.
Born
on 21st August, 1964, Sinha Abul Monsur has been residing and practicing
Medicine in USA since last two decades.
Presently he is a Faculty, Mount Sinai School of Medicine and attending
Anesthesiologist at Queens Hospital Center, Queens, New York, USA. For his outstanding excellence in the respective field he
has meanwhile been placed four times consecutively from 2011 to 2014 in the
list of ‘Leading Physicians of the world’. His name was included in ‘Cambridge
who’s who’ in 2011. For the book ‘Essential Topics and Cases for Anesthesia
Oral Boards’ he has been recognized duly
by the relevant academics and institutes in USA in meticulous. Crossing the
boundary of professional kingdom, he entered manifestly the domain of
literature when he was a student at Dhaka College in the early eighty and by
this time wrote, apart from onward contributions to the relevant fields, a
number of books including the latest one titled 'Jeebonanondo: Shomoyer Nishhongo
Nabeek (Jeebonanondo: A solo sailor of time)' is coming out in the third week
of January 2015.
He
is a social and professional activist, and currently holding the chair of General
Secretary, Bangladesh Medical Association of North America, New York Chapter
2012-2014 and President Elect of the same chapter for 2014-2016. In late 1980s
he worked as a medical journalist and hosted TV program ‘Apnar Shastho (Your
Health)’ in Bangladesh Television, then only TV channel in Bangladesh.
He is now in Bangladesh for the
purpose of the publication of his book ‘'Jeebonanondo: Shomoyer Nishhongo Nabeek
(Jeebonanondo: A solo sailor of time’.
In course of talks I with an inquisitive bent of mind asked him ‘why are you
passing times behind literature?’ ‘Just to quench my thirst for understanding
and knowing life, people, society’, nature, Creator of Universe(s) and come
what may not!’ sounded he very politely and confidently. ‘Well, you are a
physician and you should write more on concerned areas since all these shall
take you to a point of great success and achievement’ asserted I.
‘Majo Vaijan (because I am the living second
son of our parents), you are mistaken indeed as you find the success and travel
of life merely within the sphere of one’s professional world. Mind it very
profoundly that-----life is a comedy to those who think it so, a tragedy to
those fell it so but meaningfully a reality to those who realize it so from the
very bosom of heart and head. I stick to
the belief that to broaden and enlighten one’s vision and mission there remains
no better option but to get involved in the world of literature comprising
prose, poetry and prose-poetry at large. Form/forms of writing is/are up to the
person who decides to do so. One may find interest in prose and other may like
to find her/his place in poetry while few may choose the way of prose-poetry
and all these together bring us into the world of literature as a whole. Yes,
you like to take resort to prose and prose-poetry. That’s your style. In a
broad sense, contents of literature embrace all branches of knowledge entailing
social science, arts, science and technology while in a narrow sense it implies
less.
A doctor is a social being and he
cannot be away from his surroundings. Therefore, her/his way of expressions
about things around her/him may also be re-active and pro-active depending on
time, space and dimension. I feel strong urges to write on travelling in
particular since I like to travel whenever I find time. To me world sometimes
appears to be a cup of bitterness and at times it’s is an abode of peace and
tranquility. There we also meet with a moment or time where a blend of the two
diametrically opposed standing is a reality. It is wiser and better to view all
these as a kind of concerts tuned in line with the great design of the Creator
of universe(s), Allah, and mankind being the best of His creations should aim
at fulfilling the very purposes of Allah following the verdicts of religions,
scriptures adding further noble thoughts and inspirations of those who
contributed in the past, who have been contributing in the present and who will
add their names in future to put such design on rails.
Crude reality is that men are mortal
for the reason that they are born to die. Space between birth and death is
called life, which not at all a bed of roses. I believe without a shade of
doubt and hesitation that nobody should leave this ephemeral planet without
adding something to the stores of civilization aimed at the well-being of
mankind. One may prefer the credence that a man is born free and everywhere she/he
is in chains and such chains are not easy to take apart under the
circumstances, approving or not. Nevertheless, constantly we have to fight and
win. Animal spirit must have to be put under feet hoisting the flag of
rationality. We have to set in practice that the days of philistinism,
sycophancy, cronyism and corruptions are over. To suit the very purposes, a
doctor cannot merely remain affianced in her/his area of occupation. For
becoming a man of perfection a physician needs to be mindful of and responsive
to other areas of society at various scales, natures and dimensions’ responded he
quickly without a pause.
Listening to all these I became
weighed down in full and from my heart came out instinctively the verses in
prose-poetry fashion as follows:
Let me sound honestly, honestly
In the vein and spirit of my
reverend, beloved forefathers
Brothers and sisters, past and
present
And mother passed away not in the
very distant past
That, that Sinha Abul Monsur, my
youngest brother
A physician by profession but a
travel-seeker, writer by nature
How superbly remains irresistible on
question of
Sensation, quest and love for
mankind and nature;
Living nowadays in USA having a
locale of teaching
At the state university of New York
Getting and storing name and fame
from all most all the corners of earth
He is as well possessed strongly of
the rarest quality and integrity
Starting from micro to micro
standing
For which, for which a man of vision
and mission cares most.
Behold, behold
Not single in the field he is since
Since he has been being showered
with, clad with
Blessing(s) of Allah, Creator of
universe(s)
Visible or invisible
Not, not for a moment or for a while
But for all the time, present and
future.
O Sinha Abul Monsur
Never get worn-out, downhearted and
perturbed
While your journey to reach at the
pinnacle is destined for;
Stay with and stand by your beloved
motherland Bangladesh
Wherever you are
Feel free to have a sense of repose
Sighing a sigh of relief that
You are a Bangladeshi not merely
from the very mouth
Rather profoundly from the very
bosom of mind and heart.
O Sinha Abul Monsur
Never be indifferent to the
mistakes, errors and follies
Weakness and inability reseeding in
human being inherently
Making sure and certain that
Set of gaps exist between ‘I can do
it’ and ‘I cannot but do it’
As wise people keep on saying
Remains former within one’s resolve
hoisting the flag of one’s will whilst
Latter makes one docile desolately
placing under other’s will.
O Sinha Abul Monsur
In no way hang after recognitions,
titles and/or awards
Local, national, regional or
international, whatever might it be
Let recognitions, titles and/or awards
follow you in a befitting mood and manner;
For passing your messages to the
world at large
Be bold and visionary enough
standing before so many challenges, limitations and dilemmas.
Let me sound bluntly, bluntly
Please you all (readers and listeners)
be sure
Be sure to the best of your
confidence and compliance
That not belligerently highlighting
I my bother
Sinha Abul Monsur instead
Instead focus has been made on the
person who deserves all these for his
Himalayan move with oceanic depth,
width and length to conquer
Conquer the Everest and cross the
Pacific to transfer the benefits
For the causes of mankind and
civilization.
To me it was indeed a moment of
divine pleasure. Even so, I am haunted by a pertinent asking that to what
extent I have I been able to get rid of innate weakness and limitations while
speaking of a closet one in the vein of my own brother Dr. Sinha Abul Monsur?
Well, that’s up to the readers to judge. But
I feel that a paradigm of such sort may be a taster while dealing with such
state of relations no matter whether it takes place in Asia or in Africa or in
Europe or in America (North and South) or in Antarctica.
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