Valued beyond money

Was her obsession with the passbook wrong? It wasn8217;t. In our small worlds, this booklet occupies a big space. I realised this in Jammu, where I had taken a personal loan. Since I kept increasing my EMI regularly, I was always curious to know the balance. But I wasn8217;t given any passbook. So I had to keep making enquiries.

That8217;s not the only time I was troubled for the want of a passbook. Once I rummaged through my father8217;s documents, looked for a passbook in the entire house, but couldn8217;t find it. Then I called the bank manager. 8220;What8217;s the account number?8221; he asked. 8220;I don8217;t remember,8221; I said. Since he was known to our family, he assured me that he would help me out.

He succeeded in tracing the account number after a few days, and issued me a new passbook. My father had opened this account when I was a minor. I learnt how to save by operating this account in my adulthood. When my father passed away seven years ago, the value of this passbook increased 8212; and that8217;s why I couldn8217;t bear to lose it.