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Wednesday, November 23, 2005

Tender Heart--Is it wrong?

There is a child in everyone's heart. If not for this child within us I think we will never enjoy "panju mittai"(candy), stand in the beach waiting for the next wave to wash our feet, blow a bugle, at the age of 30 cuddle on our moms lap .
We live in a society where a man is supposed to be firm, brave, never cry come what may.
At 31yrs I feel like a child with a heavy heart, when I see........
a dog limping in the road with a broken leg,
a small boy working in the pavement,
a frail looking man trying to cross the road,
a disabled person frantically making his way to collect a few coins for his next meal...The list is unending. I question myself am I being empathatic or over reacting to my surrounding. Honestly I feel their pain, suffering and plight. Such sights make me more soft. I reassure myself that life is meaningful only if I can really do something substantial for such underprivileged noble souls. I question the lord god almighty for punishing my fellow being especially the children who suffer for no fault of theirs.
As I live to see another day in my life I get a word of reassurance from my wife that being tender at heart is not a sin and its Gods way of blessing his dearest child with a sterling quality called EMPATHY!!!

3 Comments:

Blogger Yadhvi said...

'Empathy' is a divine quality! but, these days, we get exploited by the very quality!

10:39 PM  
Blogger dewdrops said...

yadhvi dont you think we can be exploited only if we allow.

6:09 PM  
Blogger sumi said...

Dear keeth ,

Went thru words , i could sense ur heart not ur words , u have not expressed , u have felt , its not an article but a meanigful reality which many fail to look forward , the softness in ur heart is transparent in ur lines ......... . gifted to know u .

12:59 PM  

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