It is a dream of many people -- in the third world -- to get an education, and a very proud moment for parents to see their children graduate from a school or a university. However, not many people get the privilege to get access to such institutions. Getting an education is an entirely urban phenomenon in developing countries, as is in Afghanistan; this means almost all rural communities are either deprived of education, or are not interested in it for one reason or another. This distance from education in rural areas, in turn, sometimes becomes the rationale behind some individuals’ dream of acquiring an education. Leading a family of twelve members, my father is one such individual, who risked his possessions and his life so that not only his children, but also many others could study at a school and eventually …show more content…
After settling in Quetta City and going through innumerable hardships, finally my brothers were enrolled in a Pakistani public school. In the wake of their enrollment, my nephews and I followed them into school life after some years. In addition to doing very well at the school, we also registered for English language and computer courses. We were bright students; our grades were always great, and we participated in almost every educational and skill-building program. Simply put, we developed both individually and socially. We were on the road to success that we had aspired, and my father had always strived and craved. Our academic success and development emerged as a piece of news for the village where we used to live back in the early 1990s. This caused many villagers to move out of the village and emigrate either to Pakistan or any other neighboring country, particularly Iran, in order to provide their children with the ground to get an education. My father’s vision had finally inspired