There are so many things we want so dearly,so desperately...
And then the other day saw a three wheeler tempo,stacked with Blue plastic boxes used to transfer milk packets...
The distance between the point at which the last row of the boxes ended and the half hatch of the vehicle(that stopped the boxes from sliding out) ...Not more than 12inches..
In that space, I saw a woman sitting sideways...Neck down, her body covered from view by the half hatch of the vehicle.
In the bright sun of a Chennai summer morning,she sat mostly still,other than the jerks the body took as the vehicle manouvered through traffic and over crevices on the road.
And then I saw a blob of hair just below her neck..mostly hidden by the hatch,but seen each time the vehicle took a shudder...
It was a child,held to her bosom...The sun, the bumps and the space she was in didnt matter...It was probably nothing new for her..She didnt look alarmed nor hopeful...she was just there..In the midst of her life..taking the jolts...along with her child...unmoved.
I was travelling in an airconditioned vehicle,trailing this picture of life...
I do not have to travel the way this lady was travelling with her child...
Yet I so much seem to want,everything I do not have..
So...Do I really want to have everything I do not have?
A friend shared, how she was glad that she was not...
Can we be thankful for all that we have and all that we are, and reach out to the many,whose condition we are glad not to be in...
Can we?
If only we could, we would be much happier and calmer, and then so would the world..
ReplyDeleteI wish we all could. This will definitely give me an inner satisfaction. Qudos to Ashish for his sensitive views.
ReplyDeleteMany a times, we think we could..! Soon after the emotional connect is lost and the circumstances change we forget about this..! If only we could remember and forget not.. we would be still more happier.!
ReplyDeleteWe should be thankful..........in whatever the state we are.....but.........most of the times we are not...we complain all through the life....and remain unhappy.......reaching out to people who are less fortunate than us.....this noble act can be done by a chosen few...most of us...view the scenario....become emotional for few moments and then..................forget.........
ReplyDeleteThoroughly enjoyed reading....wanna read some more stuffs from u...please don't stop writing...tc
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