Glowing functions of umbrella

Nowadays, human life has reached a far better state with the advancement of technology, change of thinking and economic progress. Parasol is a type of sunshade which is of round frame covered in cloth on a stick especially carried by women in the past to have protection against the sun. It first came in ancient Egypt over three thousand years ago and was used to protect nobility and royalty from sunlight. Egyptians never found a reason to waterproof their parasols and created umbrellas. It was very high priced and used only by nobility and royalty. Using umbrella was compared to elite customs.

In modern world, umbrella is a symbol of fashion and style. It has won the hearts of men and women in the world. People from every walk of life use umbrella for different purposes. The folks generally take umbrella as their daily companion. Bangladeshis always make things look different. In summer season, students from schools, colleges and universities make themselves more fashionable by using umbrella. They actually use it to protect themselves against being sun-drenched which discolours their skin and makes them exhausted. They want to make their life style richer and more glamourous. Mainly, girls desire to be noticed by young men who pass remarks on their style or and looks while they are using umbrella. Furthermore, those who need to walk along on the pavement to go to the office use umbrella. They always take umbrella while they do not need and keep it inside the bags carried by them.  

Human beings always are on the lookout for pleasures. They want to represent their styles to the society where every class of people is pleasure seeker. They do passionately what they like and want most. When it is raining heavily, they like to protect themselves from rain by using umbrella. There are varieties of umbrella which can be categorized according to sex and age groups.

In addition, those who often date with their boyfriend/girlfriends on sunny or rainy days, keep umbrella with them. Often it is called umbrella love. We observe that almost all the traffic police use umbrella to avoid sunlight and help others in many ways.

So, umbrella has become a part of our life in terms of fashion and style. The truth is that a nice umbrella can be used for quite a few purposes, so it is worth keeping it handy. We never know when it is going to rain or a gusty wind is going to blow. When it really happens, one finds that carrying an umbrella is really worth the bother.  

The writer is M.A. in ELT, Jahangirnagar University.

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