Mr. Karim Akhtar,
Musa & Co.
Behind New Market,
Gujrat.
Dear Sir,
Regarding life Policy
With reference to your letter dated September 7, 1990 we enclose a duplicate copy of the following document-Policy No. 735001.
Please acknowledge receipt.
Yours faithfully.
Khawar Khan,
Region Manager.
Dear Student,
We have made a fetish of non-violence these days but we should not forget that violence or at least anger is one essential feature of human nature. We can does away with it only by denying our nature free expression. You know when men get angry much more than temper is lost, although what precisely is the additional loss has not yet been worked out in detail. This is probably because different men in fury react differently. Some go to places, being unable to contain themselves; some go mute, some wastefully and often futilely vociferous; others grow violent, and sometimes pitiably aggressive. The scowl the red face and the knitted brow typify the angry man as much as the stammer, dilated eyes, bouncing heart working nostril and trembling hands. These are the commoner symptoms of a rush of adrenalin, which may lead to active violence. A contrast is provided by the cold, calculating, eye flashing fury of the strong, silent type which is a rare and a fascinating thing to behold. May I quote an instance. The other day in an English town a motorist happened gently to bump into the rear wheels of a postman’s bicycle. The later calmly got down from his vehicle inspected the damage and, speaking not a single word, kicked in the head lamps of the car. The motorist, equally calmly and as the tight lipperd got out inspected the damage and jumped on the bicycle’s rear wheel. The cyclist than smashed the car spot light, whereupon the motorist picked up the cycle and threw it down with a bang. Having got back into the car he was about to drive away when the cyclist took out his pump and smashed the windscreen. It is said neither spoke a word in the entire course of this exchange. That is the puzzling thing about the story. That and the fact that neither had the guts or the folly to assault the their physically, both retaining their wits to restrict themselves to assault on property. Perhaps this is a higher order of indignation, the spoken world being the usual means of working it out of the system. How much more useful it would be, if present-day politicians take a cue from this incident and initiate a new theory of non-violent violence.
Yours sincerely,
Professor.
Dear Student,
If you want to come out successful in the viva voce examination, the cultivate a proper personality. This can be done through a long-sustained habit Good behaviour has to be made habitual, and habits take root in youth. A young man striving for a career can make or marked his habits without much effort. The more you get old the more difficult it would become to change habits. It is mostly on account of this that the Government has diefinite and unchangeable rules about the age of persons sitting in an examination. These rules cannot be relaxed expect in exceptional circumstances. The Government believes in catching the youth of the country young and moulding them to suit its requirement. Such of the students as give the cultivation of personality a little daily practice will sooner or later be rewarded by a successful career in Government job or in business. It is a pity that with most students, far too few actions are made into habits. This leads them to wasting a good part of each day thinking on things of which they should hardly be conscious at all. Going out for a walk early in the morning is a task for most student and they waste their energy out of all proportions to the nature of the task.
Yours faithfully,
Teacher.
Dear Professor,
We have generally heard of the three R’s Portial reading, writing and arithmetic. Don’t you feel that there is now need to enlarge this family of Rs. Could you therefore suggest a fourth R?
Yours sincerely,
A Hotelier.
Dear Sir,
You are well aware that the Government of Pakistan has been running a handiclip race ever since the achievement of freedom. Its path has been strewn not with flowers but with thorns. Latest in the series of difficulties has come the Indian aggression of our Eastern border. If we make a thorough study of Indian intentions in a series of events, the Indian motives become clear Ideologically the two countries are poles apart. The Indian habit of mind suffering from vanity and jealously has spread no effort to play up its own achievements in economic field and overtly run down our democracy. To achieve their aim, they have never hesitated from telling lies over a large network of radio T.V. and the Press. Since the world was for from convinced, they thought, in a moment of fit to invade Pakistan and establish their military supermacy. They thought, and rightly, that this will create terror in the smaller States in South-East Asia and expose Pakistans’ weakness in the sphere of military. This aim has been achieved. The India have done, within less than a month, what all the Western Powers as well as a large section of Pakistan public could not achieve over a decade. India have secured the people’s clear cut turnabout from a posture of neutrality to one of close association with the West. Many other factors have combined to inflate our currency so that the cost of living has gone up and the millions of Pakistanis are groaning are groaning under a heavy weight of misery. The indian attack will have a great after-effect on Pakistan’s economy since we must need shift our emphasis from economic to military fields. This will add to our difficulties. We hope to overcome our immediate difficulties, but permanent solutions must be found by he people themselves and this our leaders are determined to do.
Yours sincerely,
ABC.
Dear Hotelier,
I perfectly agree with you. Since you are a hotelier I am reminded by association, of a fourth ‘R’. You know that the habit of reading while eating is usually frowned upon by stern mothers and wise wives. It is bad manner and bad for the digestion. But people continue to consume their morning quota of news along with breakfast; alphabet soups continue to be served to the tiny tots in a not particularly shy effort to mix education with a meal; and apples and oranges continue to be eaten to the accompaniment of minor problems in simple arithmetic concerning the money dad has to shell out if he buys three dozens of the one at an unheard of price and two dozens of the other of a slightly more reasonable price. Which is more eggheads and indigent poets still make use of napkins cuffs and table-covers to jot down formulas and pharses born or sudden inspiration. The eateries in the United States and therefore not being particularly original in offering to clients a king of education without tears by way of table mats covered with all sorts of information, authentic let me hope, on subjects varying from the United Nations to the solar system. Literary activity at a restaurant table is normally restricted to a prolonged and often baffing study of the menu while exercise of the thinking and reflective appartus is encouraged generally by tardy waiters and inefficient service. However a chap may as well learn a thing or two about the Food and Agricultural Organization and the moons of Jupiter while struggling with a steak or stirring his coffee. If it will help the noble cause of education there is nothing wrong in adding to the three ‘R’s fourth—Restauranting. But it must be hoped he would be learners will not come to prefer a cafe to a school. I think this meets your requirements.
Yours faithfully,
Professor.
Dearest Reader,
If some of the Pakistani problems can be solved the western way, most of the western problems can be solved only the Pakistani way.
Yours faithfully,
Author.
Dear Sir,
We have read with great interest your moving appeal for funds to help the flood-stricken people of the Punjab and sind. We fully agree that is the duty of all to contribute their mite in this worthy cause. We accordingly enclose our cheque for Rs.5000/- measure necessitating a curtailment of our list of approved charities for the year. We however, assure you that every effort will be made to send something as soon as circumstances warrant this possibility, and we trust that your appeal in the meantime will be more useful in other directions.
Yours faithfully,
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Dear Sir,
As you know Eid is approaching which is the time when my turnover is likely to considerably increase. As my stocks are extremely low and I am unable to get long term credits from wholesalers, I find myself in a great difficulty and consequently approach you with a view to obtaining a small overdraft. I may add that credit is withheld from me merely because I am comparatively a new-comer in the business. I will however, make do with an advance of Rs.10,000/- and drawings would be spread over a period of the month ending by the 15th of December. I should undertake to place my account in credit not later than 31stJanuary, next. I hope you would allow me this advance merely against my personal surety; in that case I would very much allow you to inspect my books of account to satisfy yor with the promptitude with which my payments are normally made.
Thanking you.
Yours faithfully,
