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One-Third Belongs to Haj Mohammad
(BY Akbar Ardestani, the Martyr's Brother)
A small garden of my father's inheritance had been bequeathed to my brother, Haj. Mostafa.
Since he had an important responsibility in the Air Force and was forced to stay in Tehran, he didn't have enough time to look after the garden.
Therefore, he had entrusted it to me to exploit it and he told me to give him his share of the crops.
There were some walnut trees at the end of the garden whose branches and leaves had entered the neighboring garden whose owner was Haj Mohammad.
Whenever my brother came to Varamin, he visited the garden. Once, he want to the end of the garden and I saw that he was eyeing the walnut trees, the garden wall and the neighbor's garden with curiosity. Then, he called me and said,
"Akbar! Did you see these walnut trees?"
"Yes, dear fellow! Whant's the matter?"
"Have you ever noticed that some parts of the trees have entered the bounds of the neighbor's garden, so the fruits of that section belong to Haj Mohammad. When harvesting the crops, you have to give 1/3 of what you gain out of the yield of these walnut trees to Haj Mohammad!"
As I was surprised of what he had done, I said, "Oh, look my dear fellow! This s a village and we don't care about such words. No one would ever pay attention to such matters at all, moreover, Haj Mohamad, a servant of God, hasn't complained at all."
"I tried hard but I couldn't convince him. I had nothing to do except acting according to his recommendations. I would give 1/3 yield of the crop of those trees to Haj Mohammad."
A small garden of my father's inheritance had been bequeathed to my brother, Haj. Mostafa.
Since he had an important responsibility in the Air Force and was forced to stay in Tehran, he didn't have enough time to look after the garden.
Therefore, he had entrusted it to me to exploit it and he told me to give him his share of the crops.
There were some walnut trees at the end of the garden whose branches and leaves had entered the neighboring garden whose owner was Haj Mohammad.
Whenever my brother came to Varamin, he visited the garden. Once, he want to the end of the garden and I saw that he was eyeing the walnut trees, the garden wall and the neighbor's garden with curiosity. Then, he called me and said,
"Akbar! Did you see these walnut trees?"
"Yes, dear fellow! Whant's the matter?"
"Have you ever noticed that some parts of the trees have entered the bounds of the neighbor's garden, so the fruits of that section belong to Haj Mohammad. When harvesting the crops, you have to give 1/3 of what you gain out of the yield of these walnut trees to Haj Mohammad!"
As I was surprised of what he had done, I said, "Oh, look my dear fellow! This s a village and we don't care about such words. No one would ever pay attention to such matters at all, moreover, Haj Mohamad, a servant of God, hasn't complained at all."
"I tried hard but I couldn't convince him. I had nothing to do except acting according to his recommendations. I would give 1/3 yield of the crop of those trees to Haj Mohammad."
