Untold Stories of Unsuccessful Persons - Episode # 19 - Muhammad Shareef

  I Share Extraordinary Stories of Ordinary People!       

Another extraordinary story of an ordinary person who, in the eyes of many people isn't a successful person. He sells home-made ice cream on a wheel cart and is satisfied with what he has. However, he wants his children to do some extraordinary work in their lives and he is helping them to achieve this goal. Let's read his story!  

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1) Tell me something about your childhood?  

I was born in Vehari, a small city near Multan. My father was a laborer and he had 5 children including me. Due to some tough financial situations, we all weren't able to get education. It was hard for my father to arrange some basic necessities like food, clothes etc. for his family, so education was out of question. To be honest, I didn't want it either, I was happy playing with children of my age without worrying about going to school and all that stuff. I used to tease children who went to school but now I realized, I was making fun of myself!

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2) What did you do after your childhood was over?  

I never wanted it but no one can do anything about this. I started working for a big landlord in our area when I was 14. Life there was tough, I had to work 14 hours a day in the farm and 4 hours at Landlord's house, taking care of his children, washing clothes and stuff like that. It was like I was in a prison but I hadn't any option, infact my father never wished for that too but he was helpless. I was allowed to visit my house once in a month for few hours and that's it. Two of my siblings were also going through the same struggle and in return, my father was getting some bucks for his children that weren't with him!

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3) For how many years you were kept as a slave and what happened next?  

For almost 6 years, after that, I asked my father to release me from this prison, I wanted to do something else, a job or may be my own business, anything except for this work. My father talked to the landlord and he agreed on a condition that my father would pay him a certain amount of money as a penalty for breaking rules. Fortunately, my father did and I was a free bird then. I started working in small shops as a helping boy and after some years, I managed to buy a wheel cart. I sell different things like in summers, I sell ice creams and fruits & vegetables in winter. Though it's not a well-established business but now, I know the ins and outs of everything, how, when and where to buy stock and same goes for selling, so I am able to earn enough money to meet my daily household expenses.   

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4) What do you want your children to do in their lives? 

Obviously something good, I know their childhood part is better than their father but I want to make it best. I try to fulfill whatever they wish for and whatever I can afford! I have three sons, two daughters and all of them study in a government school. I'll support them as long as I'm alive and want to see all of them making a bright future for themselves. I sometimes tell them about my childhood, how I struggled and advised them not to waste their time, be productive and in return, they will be rewarded for sure!

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