I came across this excerpt while reading Count Belisarius by Robert Graves -
" It is a well known that almost everyone in the world is discontented with his trade or profession. The farmer would like to be an emperor, the Emperor would like to plant cabbages; the lean captain of a trading vessel envies the big paunched wine shop proprietor - who returns the envy dissatisfied with his stay-at-home life."
That was during the 6th century Roman Empire. It holds true even today. I suppose some things never change.
Friday, March 28, 2008
Somethings Never Change
Scribbled by Eastertide at 28.3.08
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Dreaming day and night
to be an engineer in every right
Oh lord,I became the one now
Earning name,fame and money
I see no joy nor excitement now
As I saw a painter with a glow
I want to become one like him
So I start to paint like him,
Oh lord,I became the one now,
earning name,fame and money,
The colors have faded and so is the creative mind
As i was not content with who I am
I saw a man on the street,
No place to stay,no money to pay,
Cheerful and laughing
No pain, no discontentment
I asked him,how you live this life
Peaceful in my mind
nothing to loose nothing to gain,
He said with a smiling face
Oh Lord,I want to be like him.
I tried to scribble something,pardon me if i typed wrongly as i am not that good at grammar.
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A thought,
Today I saw a man,visually challenged,standing near a walkby(I dont know for how long)selling tissue paper packets.There are many people passing by that man and I can definetly say hardly one,two people will buy from him,just to give him money.How much he can earn that day.I remember once while i was walking through the same path,I saw a boy with him.Today when I saw him again in the same place,I couldnt control my tears.How he is surviving in this ever expensive place.I wonder what he would want to be!
..and certain fare-collection-engineers would like to retire to write books and grow geraniums in the countryside :)
i think the reason why everyone hates their profession is that we all want money, glory, comfort and luxuries, doing absolutely no work at all :p it's the holy grail :)
Agnivarsha/Venu/invincible indian,
As you see, i dont reply to comments. I am replying to yours asking you to move your writings to your own blog. Please do not email me/or try to contact me, as I am not interested in making new friendships. you should put your good writings in your very own blog! Best of luck.
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