“What do I do at 70”

Many people hold the perception that fasting in Ramadan demands a tremendous amount of energy, and therefore many activities should be reduced and many projects should be postponed until Ramadan is over. But this statement is most of the time justified only for the people who have the options to run their business according to their convenience. On the other hand giving a thought to those people who are small vendors or delivery man or grocery shop workers how they deal with this holy month of Ramadan. These people do not only work from dawn to dusk but most of them happen to enjoy their work but most of them also kill their time as they do not have any activity to do.

Coming across to Yasir Hameed, a 70 year old Iranian, who sells pottery and other decorations of household in Sharjah Expo Centre which belongs to the old traditions of Arabs. These pieces of art and the symbol of Arab culture are not only famous in Middle East but are widely known overseas. Yasir Hameed states that “as a Muslim, I feel the time spent for serving during the holy month is part of the reason for this feeling of enlightenment.” The most exciting fact I came across was that Yasir is doing this job to pass his time and not because he needs money, he has his own business which is being looked after by his two sons. Yasir also states that “I m not given any job because of my old age and has no specific activities for my leisure time.”

Yaseer Hamid selling pottery

This piece of information does not only demands the attention for old age people but also requests UAE’s government to foresee in this matter to establish enough recreational centers for old age people or to pay slightest of attention that how these old age people spend their lives in this part of the world.