Ali works in the same bank where I am the manager. He is a very dutiful and intelligent young man but he always remains very serious and quiet in the company of his cheerful fellows. He talks very little.
I always wanted to know what had made him so unhappy at such a young age. One day when he came to my office for some work, I said to him in a friendly voice. "Ali, if you do not mind I want to ask you one question, what has made you so serious, I have noticed you speak and laugh very little?" He was still for a moment then he started speaking. What he told me was a very sad but painful t…