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Hum your own song

It was almost 11:00 in the morning, during the early days of January, bright sun was shining vividly.

I as usual went out on my terrace just to take in some warmth and for fresh air.

I see a young boy in a grey colored shalwar kameez with a jacket on, right across my home, he looked very timid and tired, gazing at me with so many questions and wishes in his eyes, at least that’s what I perceived.

He was carrying this long blue colored mop which was even larger than his own stature; he looked rather disheveled, lanky and curious.

He was feeling uneasy, as he could see me sitting comfortably there sipping my cup of coffee listening to music and relaxing, while his job was to clean and mop the floor, and hang the washed clothes outside on the hanging stand.
One can clearly manage to notice the difference in the lives of two individual, being present in the situation, at a same time, but having a paramount difference in their state of mind and current circumstances.
Do we all have time to take a look at our society and the people around us? Or we are too busy with ourselves, and our priorities, our luxuries and our happiness?
What was astounding to me, when I left the terrace area and went into my room, suddenly i hear a noise of someone singing a song, I was intrigued to see where was the noise coming from, so I sheepishly looked outside from my window, and yes i see that same boy.

But now I see him as a totally care free, unbound, and a vivacious person. He was on his own, he was enjoying his job while humming this unknown song loudly and I see a magical smile on his face. 

This dichotomy of my observation or his split personality made me pensive.

 I realized that how ungrateful I was, while sitting there on the terrace in all my comfort and still melancholic.

Whereas, i see this young lad staring at me with the desire to be in my place, and just when i was out of his sight, i heard him singing possibly his favorite song.

Somehow I felt that we all just want to be free and happy, Don't we?

We can only do that if we choose to live in the present, and appreciate what we have at the moment, and be true to ourselves. and to not compare what others possess, but most importantly, we need to hum our own song like there's no one watching.

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