After possessing most luxuries in life,
now when I come to think of it
is nothing but a paid nuisance.
If you don’t believe me read on
The phone,
which tracks me down
even during my vacation time
The laptop,
the concept of work hours
now exists no more
The car, the house,
chained me in loan and mortgages,
making me to work some more
And the life which was in blithe,
carefree like a bird
not too long ago,
has become the most desirable possession in life.
The irony remains
we work even harder
so that we can buy
that long lost life
in old age
when there will be no life
left in this so called ostensible life
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So true.
Well written!❣
Yes you are so right. But I’d also add that we choose this life.
Sad but true. Wrote about it too . 🙂
This is so TRUE! Can’t agree more…..feels like we have set our lives out to be a punishment — starting with childhood — lkg, ukg…..education, exams, competition — and then all through with work, juggling family/health/rest —– is this the sign of progress? Achievement? Wisdom? Thank you for raising your voice and shining light!
Absolutely true words ringing in Shantanu. It’s an irony of life….a viscous circle we can’t seem to come out of . Miss good olds days of carefree life where contentment ruled supreme!
Very true: we are stuck in that cycle and cannot retire until there is little time to enjoy it. Messages for our children are hard to formulate.
Very true , we are always stacked in the material success & forget to live a original life.
Thanks dear ❤️
True that. Thanks for stopping by 🌸🌸
This is so true. We are constantly and consistently in a rush, in a run- to ear, to live, to play, to eat, even to vacation. All resulting in lack of actually enjoying and living.
Thanks so much my friend
Thanks Krishnapriya. We are in our own captivation 🌸🌸
You said it well. We are all I our desires captivation
True my friend. Thanks for your beautiful read
True my friend
Isn’t that true. As I say, we are in the captivity of our desires
Well said! 👍
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These lines are very true. We dig and dig and dig for a better life, and ‘luxurious living’, as you said, when it is staring right in our eyes.
True that. Thanks for getting the essence so beautifully
This is beautifully written, Shantanu😊. So much truth in it! We are all prisoners of our wants and we find it difficult to get out of that vicious cycle!
You expressed it so so beautifully. Thanks for your lovely words
Welcome. 😁
True that! I remember when I was in Kashmir say around 2012 I was completely cut off from mobile. I just had my family and the nature around me and trust me it was such a peaceful and perfect trip. That rarely happens now with network everywhere🙈
Well written..true words.👌👌
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True my friend. Thanks for reading it so beautifully 🌸🌸
You’re welcome🙂
Thanks so much, Madhusudan
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Ah! The irony of life. Well said, Shantanu.
Thanks so much for reading it so beautifully
My pleasure!
Your words are depicting truth Shantanu!!
Thanks so much for your kind read
So very well said👏
Thanks so much my dear friend
Such is the irony of life, we are running for the luxuries to be enjoyed and savored in the last years of our life when there will be not so much life left to enjoy. Enjoy every moment as the last.
You said it well. Absolutely agree