Free sample essay for school and college students on The Postman. The post-man is one of the most important persons in modern society. Everybody, young or old, retaliate or an urbanite, is familiar with his figure. He may be a middle- aged man or an old man – everybody waits for him eagerly. When, on occasions he brings no letters for a person, the latter is inclined to feel disappointed.
The postman is not a highly educated man. But he is educated enough to read the addresses on letters and to deliver his dark correctly. He knows by rote almost all the house-holders of his beat. Sometimes, an address given on a letter is wrong, incomplete or illegible. In such a case, it becomes a tough job for the postman. He tries his best to deliver the dark in right hands.
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A postman’s job is very tough. He has a long list of house-holders. With increase in the number of literate persons and with progressive increase of commerce and industry, now dark with every postman is very huge. It is an uphill task to carry this heavy load of dark on his bicycle and move from door to door to deliver the dark. The postman is expected to do his duty in sun and shower- Sometimes; he has to go in far-flung areas, traveling miles together to deliver his dark. For this he gets just a meager salary and one or two uniforms in a year.
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No doubt, sometimes there are complaints against some postmen. As in all professions, there are some black sheep among the postmen. They destroy much of the dark. The people keep bewailing its loss. Some careless postmen deliver dark to wrong persons or just throw it in the open. This sometimes causes great loss to the persons concerned. Sometimes costly choose and bank drafts and other precious documents are, lost. The authorities concerned only rarely take any action against erring postmen.
It is, however, heartening to note that errant postmen are not many in number. Most of the postmen are all smiles. They are very lovable and sympathetic. They seem to be members of every household in their beat.
An ideal postman is very conscientious of his duty. He even goes a step further and reads letters to the eager illiterate addressees. He shares their joys and sorrows which he brings as a part of his duty. In case of good news like the birth of a boy or a wedding or on the occasion of some festival, he is offered some money or gift which he does not accept or accepts only hesitatingly. In case of sorrow, he expresses his condolences to the person concerned. A postman is not permitted by law to accept any money or gift and an ideal postman does not break the law. But the government must do something to ameliorate his lot.