Fulan_Qads

" They say money talks,  But all mine says is Goodbye ! "                                                             - Broke Blues It is one of Life's biggest ironies....  Us sacrificing our health to gain and horde wealth, and go on to squander it to regain that lost       health...! But, then again what can you expect of us Earth-Dwellers, who call this planet " Earth", despite  three-fourths of it being covered under water !. It is appalling to see men strut and show off their wealth, women beautifying themselves to the highest degree.  If only they had spend that time to remind themselves that they would eventually end up as fleshless skeletons under the mud, strewn with maggots and what not, they would end this charade  in an instant. Money, although essential, is a temporary asset. Holding your hopes onto something that slippery is going to tire you out eventually.                                                                                           

I still remember, as fresh as yesterday, the way I stumbled into that waiting room, after months of  being cooped up in a hospital bed.... Let's wind up the memory machine a little to get a gist of what I am talking about here !!! To put it shortly, I suffered a Third Degree burn after a cauldron of Boiling hot water fell upon me accidently. I still remember my father watching me with widened eyes as he saw me shudder when the water melted my skin !  After a bout of Emotional scenes, Tears and Yelling..  [ You know how Indian  Parents are so organized in a crisis...You would be surprised ! ] I was laid on the bed with a peeled-off skin, where the water ran through, and we were waiting for the Ambulance to arrive. I faintly remember the tears that dripped from my Mother's eyes, seeing my helpless state, and the utterly confused look on my sister's eyes as she looked back-and-forth, trying to get a hang of the commotion. The Ambulance siren was heard soon enough, and I was ta