An Influential Person in My Life
Iftarun Nahar (ENG 045 06378)
Sometimes, we
meet people, in our life, who can change our life around. It can be our family,
or teachers, or our friends. Each person who I have met in my life has taught
me at least something, but a significant amount of what I have learnt, has come
from my younger brother, Rakibul Hasan Rakib. Our age difference is not more
than 4years and though he is younger than me, I have learnt a lot of things
from him throughout my life. I, in the past, was just his opposite. I saw and
treated him just like a monster before understanding what greatness was hidden
inside him. He was an introvert but affable with me. Being my younger brother, his every word had a huge
significance in my life. He had got a fantastic sense of humor. Moreover, he
was a little bit mature; sometimes he acted like my parents. He taught me
everything like my parents did. It really made me proud when I thought how much
intelligent he was even though he was younger than me. He was always a good achiever in his study but I was not.
He never let me down. He encouraged me in studying and supported me while I was
scoring less.
Because I was absolutely stupid, I did not know how much energy he had when he
tried to explain me each reason of my failing. Comparatively, I was so immature
and emotional, sometimes I became astonished to think who was elder, he or I!
He still stands by me until I can control myself and apologize to him. He
taught me the word ‘tolerance’. Tolerance is something that I must learn and
keep it in mind forever. When my mom was upset, and talked to me, I always
reacted even after she explained the reason of being upset. But Rakib never
uttered a word. He listened to mom with lots of love and patience, and at the
end of the conversation, mom felt so relieved. I still try to be patient like
him. He also taught me how anything done with passion is always fun and will
lead to success. His love is so effective towards the people that when he loves
someone, he always makes sure that he is there for them. In my choice of
friends, he also played
a role. He advised me, “If you find that persons are not worth being friend,
you do not make them your enemy, rather you just do not make friends with those
people.” His words gave me a big lesson in my life to make friendship with
anyone. He also suggested me not to be so extrovert or so friendly with all the
people before knowing them well. He taught me how to keep a good connection with others
without any trouble. He still teaches me that, no words can punish people, only
silence can and I have myself experienced that with him. When he scolded me or
fought with me, I fought back, but when he ignored me, I felt miserable and
became angrier on him. As we grew up, my brother
acted careless, but I always knew he looked out for me and was there!
I cherish my
brother greatly, because he has taught me many things about life. All of these
I have come to realize that I have used. He guides me on the right way to make
sure that I always get the better things in my life. He is my best friend, my soul mate, my inspiration,
my mental twin, my strength. I still look up to him for his guidance,
protection and advice as if he is my elder brother. I feel very lucky to be his sister, his friend. My
childhood days were magical because of him. I love him more than anything else
in the world. When I think about him, I feel happy, inspired, and energetic,
and also feel a little sad because now I am far from him. I miss him very badly
at times.
Lastly, I want
to agree with Terri Guillemets, a quotation anthologist, who has said – “After
a girl is grown, her little brothers - now her protectors - seem like big
brothers.”
Answer the following questions.
1.
What
is the meaning of monster in the
passage?
A)
Evil
person
B)
Annoying
person
C)
Both
of them are correct
D)
Both
of them are wrong
2.
What
is meant by “sense of humor”?
A)
Bad
sense
C)
Understanding
the value of something
D)
Better
capacity
3.
What
does the writer mean by this - “I feel a little sad because now I am far from
him”?
A)
Rakib
is angry with the writer.
B)
Rakib
left the writer.
C)
Rakib
is away from the writer for his studies.
D)
Rakib
lives in another place.
4.
Mention
the characteristics of Rakib that you can detect from the story. Give examples
for each of his personality traits.
5.
What
are the differences between the writer and Rakibul Hasan Rakib?
6.
Create
an alternate title for this story. Give a specific reason for your answer.
7.
Write
the synonym of these words and make a sentence (Do not copy sentences from the
passage.)
A)
Cherish
B)
Tolerance
C)
Achiever
D)
Affable
E) Effective
Question set prepared by Memory Jahan (ENG 045 06353)
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