The Diary of Dhaka's Day-Dreamer

In our country, 40 is the age when the youth is gone. 40 is the age when you finally start to look old and weary. It's been 42 years Bangladesh got her freedom and now it seems she has grown... Old... and weary...  It was a bit dark and crowded. The whole place was shadowy as the sky was covered by some big trees. The kerosene lamp was not helping much to improve the situation. But, it was not a least bit scary though. Its was more like a cheerful environment. Some of the people from online world gathered there just for a very informal meeting to plan for a dinner party.  That's where I first saw him.  In the shadow of the trees, somehow he managed to sit somewhere with enough light. And he was shining brightly. Not just because of the light, he was shining with Life. A very thin line of silver hair was expressing the fact that, the ageing had fought well but lost. It couldn't touch his mind and youthfulness. He was shining with youthfulness and light. His face l...