He is unlettered; Some times hear him read bangle newspaper. Read letter also if it is arrived to him, write reply that letters. Often like to him syllable-sense but he fells not. Bangle syllables appear to him childish pick. He said, Prophet Muhammad is unlettered. Fakir Lalon did not reading.
I laugh his talking. Once, I meet a Japanese poet. Poet send me Japanese magazine, That is full of Japanese alphabets. I looked at the magazine page by page, Japanese alphabets appear to me pretty drawing.
He stands beside me, looking at the magazine And says, 'pretty'. I also say, 'pretty' And fell now no discrepancy between him to me. We both are unlettered of Japanese alphabets!
Listen, Children born unlettered, Man unlettered like flower-bird and tree! !
* Lalon Fakir ( 1774--1890): He was a prominent Bengali philosopher, Baul saint, mystic, songwriter, social reformer and thinker.