"Words, at times, are as essential for your life as the air. In such moments, if words suddenly disappear, a person feels as if their breath is being taken away."
"Bachpan Ka December" by Hashim Nadeem
This is the story of Abbad, also known as Addi, which refreshes memories of various stages of our lives. Playing with friends in childhood, facing scolding with a smile, escaping prayers with fear of the father, surfing the waves in the chilly Decembers, and respecting the decisions of elders. If you have studied in a cadet college, Abbad's story will resonate with the days spent in your cadet college. And if you haven't attended a cadet college, this journey will still be enjoyable for you.
Additionally, the story involves deep and mature relationships formed over the years, where friendships are built on sincerity and love. In everyone's life, there is always someone who holds great importance. Someone who assists us in every decision, someone we cannot deny. Such a person is very special to us, accompanying us in every moment of life, just like Wajiha in Abbad's life.
Through Abbad's story, Hashim Nadeem beautifully sketches the map of our lives from childhood to adolescence. Every stage has its own challenges, creating different situations that transform us. We go through thousands of difficult farewell moments in every phase of life.
When you read this story, you see yourself in Abbad, facing challenges, experiencing the highs and lows of life, striving to reach great heights as an ordinary person, feeling the flow in the stream of circumstances, hard work and dedication, heartbreak, and finally bidding farewell to loved ones with a broken heart.
If you also want to relive past moments in your life, this book is for you. This story compels you to smile, laugh, and cry multiple times, and the journey to relive childhood in the recesses of the heart makes you feel alive. It is also everyone's story.
The story covers two different dimensions. On one side, Abbad's childhood stories, playing with friends, reading about favorite programs, and going to cinema houses, will make you laugh multiple times with their mischiefs. Apart from Abbad's friends, another important character is "Wajiha," whose connection with Abbad is so strong that her approval is crucial in all his projects.
On the other side, Cadet Life of Abbad is a collection of Cadet Life stories. The common element in all is Abbad's love, meaning Wajiha. Their incomplete love in a failed married life will make you sad. To find out whether Abbad will prove to be the rightful claimant of his unrequited love or not, it is essential to read the book.
The author has imparted many beautiful lessons in a light and subtle manner in the story that directly impact the heart. This book is incredibly nostalgic, and I advise everyone to read it at least once in their life.
