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              A few days ago I had a swimming lesson in one of the condominiums in the city.  It was indeed a very hot day but the hour went unnoticed as the kid I taught swimming was making a pretty good progress, I couldn’t help but feeling a bit proud of him. As I was getting dress after a shower, I saw a man sweeping the floor nearby. I just smiled at him when he saw me looking, sweeping the pool area in this hot afternoon, I couldn’t help but feeling a bit sorry for him. He continued sweeping and finally he got to the place where I stood.  I was just about to pack my stuff when he started talking. Turned out he was pretty chatty himself. Telling me that he came from Pakistan, got a job here and has been in this country for almost 3 years now. I just nodded and asked how did he find this country so far and he said it was okay. He continued on telling me about his misfortune of having his arm broken at work a few months back. He went to one of the government hospital and wa