Thoughts

CHALLENGE

“So, you think money is at the root of all evil …..”

In a far corner of the betting shop sits the man down on his luck and all but out of cash.

It’s time for the last race, and he feels in his pocket as much out of hope as anything and finds two, $2.00 coins hiding in the far corner.

It’s not much, but it’s his last hope.

It’s been a mournful day, his money so easily gambled away and now in his mind is what to say to his wife when he returns home penniless. She’s been on to him to give it away, says to him “money is the root of all evil’ and he knows now how true that is.

In the back of his mind, the words of his father echo: “It’s a hard game.”

He rolls the coins in his fingers as…

So, you think money is at the
root of all evil –
ever heard
hungry
child
cry

In response to:Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 59

The country is divided – rich vs. poor, black vs. white, men vs. women – freedom wanted, but only oppression is alive and well. The guilty get a pass; the innocent convicted of nothing. There is an unease permeating throughout. All inhabitants challenged like never before in this reign of rich, white men’s egos. The political climate of today’s world has all teetering and scared. The tension so thick, cutting it only adds more strength to the day’s events.

Scene 1 – Random coffee shop in the US

Friend 1 – “Oh, man, this sucks! Waah, Waah. I don’t know how much more I can take of this! Waah, Waah. I’m sooooo tired of feeling dragged down. Waah, Waah. I don’t like it! Waah, Waah. Will it ever end??”

Friend 2 – “Give it time, Friend 1. You do realize things sometimes have to get worse before they get better!…

मेरी आँखों में जो बसता है
सुन्दर वो मंज़र किसका है ।१।

हर धड़कन में मीठी टीस
उठाता खंजर किसका है ।२।

मेरे घर के धुँधले आईने में
यादों का पिंजर किसका है ।३।

खिज़ा को जो खुद तलब करे
गुलशन वो बंजर किसका है ।४।

बोया था तूने बबूल अमित
पूछता है शज़र यह किसका है ।५।

In response to:Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 58