Question

the story revolves around the theme of faith and hope elucidate on the chapter a letter to God​

Answer 1

A letter to God’ is a story of extreme faith in god. The writer had tried to depict the faith of a poor and simple farmer in god. Lencho was an honest and  hard working farmer . Once there was a hailstorm. It destroyed his crop completely. Lencho had great faith to God. He asked God to send him money. The postmaster saw the letter. He decided to help Lencho. He collected some money. He put it inside the envelope. Lencho came to the post office to check his mail. The post office people gave him the envelope. Lencho opened the envelope. He took out the money and counted it. He found that it was less than he had asked for. He wrote another letter to God. He asked God to send him  rest of the money. But he wanted God not to send the money through the mail. He considered them a bunch of crooks who had stolen thirty pesos from the hundred pesos sent by God.

Answer 2

INTRODUCTION

Lencho was a farmer. He was an extremely hard-working man. However, his crop was destroyed in an exceedingly Hailstorm. He had a firm belief in God. He thought that God would surely him. Thinking this he wrote a letter to God. He asked God to send him some money. At the post-office, the master read Lencho’s letter. He and the other postmen of the post-office wanted to help Lencho. They collected some amount to help him and placed the collected amount into an envelope. The next Sunday, Lencho came to check whether there was any letter for him. The master gave him that envelope. Once Lencho opened the envelope he found the cash. But it was less than what he had requested for. He wrote another letter to God He asked God to send him the rest of the money. But he asked God not to send it by post because the post-office employees were a bunch of crooks.

THEME

This is a story of a hard-working farmer Lencho. He is expecting a good harvest this year if it rains. The rain does come bringing brief happiness. However, a hailstorm follows the rain destroying all his crops. Being deeply hurt, he looks toward God. Having an unshaken faith in God he writes a letter to Him demanding one hundred pesos. This amount is sufficient enough to sow his crop again. He posts it. The postman has a hearty laugh when he reads it and shows it to the postmaster. The postmaster, being a generous man, decides to help Lencho. He gives a part of his salary and collects money from the employees. He sends seventy pesos to Lencho. Lencho’s happiness was momentary when he counts the money. God can’t deceive him, it is the work of post office employees. He writes another letter to God asking Him not to send the remaining 30 pesos by mail as post office employees are a ‘bunch of crooks’.

The lesson shows three things. It shows Lencho’s firm faith in God. His faith is rewarded through the helpers are human beings. Secondly, it shows the utter innocence of the farmer, Lencho. Thirdly, the lesson gives a message that sometimes even your generosity is not recognised. You may not get any credit for your generosity and kindness. But on the other hand, you may be misunderstood as a ‘bunch of crooks’.