9 Aug 2004
Dont you walk away!!
A very old woman, bent with years, wearing a shabby piece of garment over her head that of a scarlet hue (her only shield in the driving rain) and a washed out jade colored tattered sari, a cane in her hand and broken eye glasses- she was indeed an unfortunate sight!
I was with a friend eating corn delighting in the rain when she caught my attention, but in point of fact it was not she that had my focus, it were the passers by!
This lady, almost 90 could barely walk and was begging even as no less than 15 -20 people had passed by without even noticing her! Not that it was surprising; I would probably have ignored her myself, with the rain pouring down and a home to go to, and not to forget the so many 'homeless persons' at every cross, she wasn't for sure the cynosure of all eyes! So much for our busy self-absorbed lives!
The so many posts on the same issue have been so heartrending, and each time we are reminded to do a bit for our fellow lesser beings
Current Mood: Thoughtful
Current Music: Dont u walk away....
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