Being a seafarer is not an easy job...!!

If you want to be a reputed and respected seafarer, young generation of Maliku should follow the footsteps of our predecessors who were known as most disciplined dedicated sincere and hard working seafarers in the world and that was the golden era of Minicoy seamen, whereas being a Minicoy seaman itself was sufficient enough qualification to be recruited to the company. The valour of the sacrifices they made will remain unmatching. I am a son of a seafarer who had served as a bosun and an inland master and hence well aware of the hardships of a seafarer than any one else akin to many of our ages....There were days when I waited for months, some times an year, or more to see the my beloved father...at times i used to think how my father will look like and even asked myself whether would he be able to recognize me after such a long time, obviously a childish question...!!! Even my younger brother who is a chief engineer is onboard now during this pandemic far away in New York, miles away from his loving family... unable to sign off and without shore leave...but he and colleagues have no complaints or unsarcastic of the situation...that is how a seafarer should be ...as it is one of the toughest fields and you have to be tough physically and psychologically and that's why you are paid heftly, that's why you are respected like a doctor or a nurse in the community...because you serve beyond your duty....and you never cry for your sacrifice and keep others smiling with your sacrifice...that's all life is about...selfless sacrifice for others in silence...that's how people of noble profession should be...