I learnt to decipher what’s happening in my body with the help of emotional intelligence. I’m not sure if I’ve learnt to manage those, as I sink deeper into an emotional abyss every day. Anger and pain dominate.
No one needs me in the sunset years of life. We have set up household gadgets to manage a large part of the chores. Artificial intelligence has taken away most of my consultancy assignments.
Perhaps this is what remains of being human: to feel without function, to ache without agenda. My labour now is to carry the weight of what cannot be automated. But I refuse to let this happen. There are underprivileged segments of the population that need me.
autumn wind whispers
a lone leaf clings to the branch,
choosing not to fall.
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I rather hope this is fictional rather than autobiographical, but if so you have well understood that state of mind. The haiku is superb, both in its own right and as a commentary on the prose section.
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Yes. It is fictional, but it may be true for so many. Thanks for the close engagement, Rosemary!
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FInding that way forward will be a challenge, when they realize all that is lost when everyone leaves.
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It is often too late. Life and death are battles against the right time.
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one last summer hold out.. lovely, Reena 🥰
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Thank you, Cindy!
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My pleasure!🩷
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Beautiful post. After I left teaching, not being able to go back after losing my son, I have a hole in my life that I can’t seem to keep full. It is sad to think of what little impact I hold today.
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You do hold impact, with your writing.
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Thank you for saying so, but it doesn’t necessarily feel like it. But then again, not all contributions are visible!
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We keep battling ourselves 😂
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Love this Reena! ❤
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Thank you, Carol!
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A lovely Haiku, and as we get older, we share our wisdom and free childcare.
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I hope we have takers left for wisdom. Childcare and pet care will be needed.
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Always😀
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As we just said, you never know the inner workings of a person. You strike me as someone who’s calm, cool, and collected. This is not to say you are not, but I would not realize the “anger and pain” if you did not tell me. You weave your haibun masterfully. The haiku is a perfect compliment.
This weekend at breakfast, the server brought our food out to us on a robotic cart.😳 It was weird and completely unnecessary. Do it the good old-fashioned way and carry a tray.
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We are all a work-in-process, adapting to change 🙂
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