Smile

While returning from a weekly market, on the stranded bylanes of Sao Paulo, Brazil... She was mesmerized with the orchids all around.. Peace Lily smiled at her from every nook and corner.. 

She was engrossed in the beauty all around .. hardly any person was on the road..  she crossed a beautiful bakery ... And immediately she was transported to the land of aroma... Delicious aroma of freshly baked bread was emitting in the arena.. she remembered the time when even her house was enveloped with this aroma with her mother's bread... 

Her mother baked such delicious fresh loafs for them.. sometimes ther were fruity, cheesy, filled with herbs or simple bread.. 

She was happy for no specific reason.. she felt alive amidst the narrow lanes... Remembering the good times...

Suddenly she got to see a beggar sitting in the corner near a huge dustbin.. he had some bags and a tattered rug.. that was his home.. 

While passing the beggar she stopped ... She remembered how kind her mother used to be for all the souls... She looked at him and he looked at her.. she thought something and then, pushed her hand inside her vegetable bag.. she drew out an orange and handed over to him...

He squealed with joy and blessed her with a divine smile on his face.. it seemed as if he has found a treasure in a simple orange.. 

She smiled back.. she felt happier seeing the beggar Happy...

It is true.. that a mere act of kindness can mean so much to the other... For you it might have been just a simple thing as an orange, BUT, for him it meant everything... For a hungry person even a small morsel or simply a Smile, is the biggest Gift..

Stay Kind... Stay Compassionate... 🙏

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The Road Of Life

Walking hand in hand 

On this road called Life.. 

We have come a long way

Yet, it seems only yesterday

Quarter of a century passed

Since we had known each other

Caring for all over the time

Yet, it seems only yesterday

Will reach the horizon

Holding each other

Far away we will travell

Even if it feels only yesterday

Our road of Life

Be it any how

Will travel together till end

Where ever the end is.......

27/04/1996 to 27/04/2021

©Deepti

Forbidden Forest

He ran and ran as fast as he can. With a stale piece of bread in his hand. He was panting deeply and wanted to take a break but was scared so kept on running and entered the dark thick forest.

After being hungry for the past five days, today his stomach growled with excruciating pain shouting and howling for food. He had to break his own barriers. He left his self respect under his own feet. He walked towards the trash can to find some leftover.

The moment he reached the can he saw a cat inside the bin. Two ferocious dogs also came out growling and looking at him angrily.

Today, to him nothing mattered. He was not scared of those canines. His focus was on the piece of stale bread inside the bin. All four had thier eyes on that piece. They all pounced on it. One of the dog got hold of that piece. But he did not cared , with one quick movement he jumped and hit the dog with a brick he found laying nearby. Dog howled and the bread piece fell from his jaws.

Without wasting any moment he grabbed the piece and ran. Dogs were after him. And he ran for his life. His training and his medals in marathons came to his help.

He ran towards the forbidden forest he had created for himself. But today he knew only that forest could save him from his hunger and pain.

He left his self respect and shame to enter the realms of unknown territory.
Hunger forces to do things one had never imagined.

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