It was a few
minutes after a very fresh sun has just peeped over the eastern horizon. As is
my habit, I took my camera and went out for a very leisurely ride. Almost
cruising at the speed a person can comfortably walk, no that cannot be! A human
walks about 4 miles an hour, so I must be moving a bit faster than most humans'
comfort zones!
As I passed
the area where our children take swimming lessons in Male’, I noticed this
expatriate worker reading! He had placed
his white plastic chair strategically so that the sun’s golden rays fell on his
book. I went past him and all my senses went off in unison like five invisible
but quite bold alarm clocks! I am too mature to play Spiderman, but just like
Peter Parker, I lifted the camera from the basket, adjusted few numbers and
took an experimental shot to confirm the settings were OK. I must have been
doing this for the last 29 years now but I still get excited when I see a human
element I want record or write about.
He was reading
from a book of supplications! I shot this one and another, trying hard not to
distract him or disturb his intense concentration. I did not try to control my
mind and let it wander and think what it wanted to think! This is a foreign
worker, trying to earn a decent living for his family. I did not
see his face but I know no one would leave his home and travel to an unknown
country to work unless he has to. He may have mortgaged a mango tree or a paddy field or
even his wife’s jewellery! And for her sake I hope some were left on her for
her to feel girly!
What do we all
want? We just want a salary we deserve (wouldn’t it be lovely if we get a wee
bit more than we deserve?) we want a decent education for our kids. We want a
clean house, a good wife and a God fearing husband who never hesitates to pray
for his Lord!
ThankYou
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