Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Blind Pursue
When we starved, all we ever wanted was food.
When we had food, all we ever wanted was more quality
When we had quality, all we ever wanted was more variety.
When we had more variety, all we ever wanted was more comfort when we ate.
When we had some comfort, all we ever wanted was a proper house.
When we had a proper house, it was too small, and all we ever wanted was a bigger house.
When we had a bigger house, it was still too small, for the neighbour had a bigger one.
And we forget. Where did we even begin. And in the blind pursue of all these, we forgot that for every step of the way, we had to pay a price.
And here we are, pursuing and pursuing. And little did we know, we kept paying and paying.
And before you know it, all that material good. All of which you paid such a heavy price for. You can't take them as you depart. You cry and whine that you worked hard for it. You deserved it. But little did you foresee this day would come, and you brought no fruit of your labour back. Ironically, you leave it for someone who did absolutely nothing to deserve it, except for the luck of being the metamorphosis of your sperm or egg.
And all these while, you paid the price. And they got the reward. So see who's the smart one.
Be blind, be blind. And at the end of the day, they will just take it all, take it all.
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