Question

Answer in about 40 words: "If at the end of the day, we can feed our families and go to bed without an aching stomach, we would rather live here than in the fields that give us no grain." What meaning do you infer from this statement?
(From 'Lost Spring' by Anees Jung)

Hint:

The line is from 'Lost Spring', about rag-pickers who migrated from poverty-stricken villages.

Answer 1

Final Answer:
It suggests that survival, not comfort, drives migration — the speaker's rural life offered no guarantee of food, so even a harsh city existence collecting garbage is preferred simply because it ensures they can eat and sleep without hunger.