Nailed slippers

A couple of days ago, as I was walking towards my home after another exhausted day. I was informed that one of the students is being hurt by piercing of nail. At first, I thought it might be a minor injury occurred while playing around. But I found it really gone deep in the tender feet. Luckily one of the teachers spotted at the right moment to take her to BHU for treatment. She was advised with tetanus vaccine and other antibiotics for prevention and healing the infection.

Upon close inquiry about the immediate cause of it. It was the nail that was used to mend her torn slipper caused the injury while walking. After close observation of the slipper, it was found that the slipper was torn and her parents used nails to mend the torn parts. I was surprised. Shocked. Could not believe it. How careless were her parents? How brave is the parents to send a young child to the school with nailed slippers?

This incident drove me back to my young age memories - when I was a young boy, while transporting the oranges from village to Samtse. I have seen Haaps (people from Haa) and other people, nailing the horse-shoe on the hooves of the horse using hammer and nails. The horse shoe is fixed under the hooves of horse so that their hooves are not hurt while carrying the loads. It seems her parents applied that idea in mending her slippers. But the impact was otherwise. This shows how irresponsible the parents. Sometimes we need to realize that such a small carelessness create a disaster and cause pain to others.