JUST ANOTHER DAY…!
Fortunately after a long time I got a chance to step out for shopping which I’m not crazy about..I only do it when I need it anyways stepped out ..after a long time..say after industrious fortnight work. I finally had some time and was relaxed , calm and fresh..
Went out with a friend who round-the-clock sways me to have NoN-VeG(which I don’t eat)…well that attempt going on..and I hogging on the momos..later we went to Burger King..because my friend who’s a hardcore meat lover wanted a mutton whopper…we go there have a seat and suddenly A girl grabbed my attention..a 12–13 yr old..slightly dark complexion..wearing a nose ring..she was with a family, 2 women chattering amongst themselves at the same time watching their kids eat..from what I could perceive..she was a care taker…her innocent eyes which were looking at people tanking their stomach with the junk..provided to them on their plates..She was salivating..biting her lips..looking at the kids consuming food who were sitting across the table,but not with an intention to vex anyone out..
And then as kids ran from one place to the other with Burger in one hand and Pepsi in another..she chased them and brought them back to their seat..she was surely aware of not being able to afford the scrumptious junk…she was quite..docile..feeling a little left out but somehow managing to not let that thought…come on her face she’s a kid herself mere 13 yr old..god knows the dilemma she would be tackling..
Until I left the burger joint, I was enticed by looking at her attractive facial features but simply dressed..no peculiar expressions but a lot going there in her mind..and was wondering how sometimes people get stuck to the strata they belong to..and if you’re not financially stable and if you happen to be a kid..in that family ,god help you..because there’ll be a billion of questions..in your mind if your desires are turned down..
As children it may never strike ,the reason behind the NOs..said to them but when you analyse from a child’s POV(point of view )When he/she looks up to the people above you..in the social scale and specially when in public..when your feet is out there in the world..there comes a feeling of missing out..on something..little they know that each one of us feels incomplete when we look at people who are a step ahead of us…
I felt like giving her all that she wanted from the menu…but what stopped me?
It can never be justified….
A prayer is the least you can do..for those who don’t get the chance of tasting the premium cream…(the sumptuous meals) and how they are bound to wait or kill their cravings or enthusiasm until there’s left none…
This small episode made me to ponder..on how kids get affected..they are forced to grab these menial jobs after strangling themselves to death and waking up as somebody who doesn’t belong to you anymore….i wonder if their wishes will ever be considered…
I didn’t feel like having anything..my contemplation went to a next level..and a earnest prayer to god to bless everyone and the needy..specially I came home and straight away poured out all I felt that moment……..
I thought what if I were to step in her shoes..how it would’ve been..?
my mind would’ve blasted with my unanswered questions and incapability of comprehending a situation like this as a child..
Were you have to work at a tender age to get bread and butter for your family..
I realise I can’t step into her shoes, walking is a long shot…
