Secondary School Level

Among the familiar persons that visit any given locality, on a regular basis is the postman. He wears a khaki uniform with a cap of the same colour and is seen trudging along carrying a bag full of letters and parcels. With a pack of letters in his hand, he is seen moving around from door to door.

He is a very simple, unassuming and a humble person but all the same he is a very important member of our society. Very few people realise the significance of his role. He brings news from our relatives and friends. Even though we are well into the e-mail era, yet with the vast majority of the population still ignorant of it, the postman holds his importance very firmly in society. He is still and will be for a long time to come a vital link between us and all our near and dear ones.

The job of a postman is a tough and strenuous one. Come scorching heat, rain, hail, snow or mist, he has to trod along his beaten track daily. It is not often that people greet him with gladness and make him feel welcome. He is taken for granted by most, for that matter, even it appears the government, for whom he works.

This becomes evident from the meagre pay packet he receives after doing such a useful public service. His emoluments are so downgrading that he can hardly make ends meet. He has to lead an austere life. It is felt that the postman's lot is very miserable in these days of rising prices. It is about time that the government pay heed to his plight and give him a fair deal.