The Friendly Stranger

A seven-year-old girl had gone to the village-fair with her family & was admiring the lovely stuff displayed.

PHOTO PROMPT Copyright – Marie Gail Stratford -
Used with Permisision from Rochelle Wisoff-Fields

Realizing she was lost, she started running with tears on her face when a stranger pulled her saying, "Come with me, dear!"

While walking, as the stranger told her stories, she was confused about that lady's identity, wondering where she had seen her before...

Note The Depression

She noted he was depressed, but she never asked him why.
She had resolved never to ask so as advised by Stephen Fry.

"Depression isn't a straightforward response to a bad situation;
Depression is just like the weather", is Stephen Fry's opinion.

She tried to probe & understand what he was going through.
Why, though their life was perfect & fine, was he feeling blue?

A Twist In Her Life

She had learning disability & faced rejection from teachers & schools, who claimed that she’s dumb & can never learn.

He came along as a twist in her life, took her under his novel enlightening tutelage & soon knowledge became fun. 

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With the wheels of time, she grew from strength to strength, attaining laurels & fame not in her ‘normal’ friends’ fate. 

Charity Or Empowerment?

"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime" 
- Chinese proverb, by Lao Tzu

Given a choice out of charity or empowerment, I choose empowerment for the same reasons as expressed by the above Chinese proverb.

But, then charity is also needed for empowerment.
Empowerment needs investment- resources like time & money. Charity can step in for this.

Charitable donations are a temporary solution, while empowerment is a long-term means for progress.

I, Me And Myself

“Who am I?” I ask myself seriously.
The sands of time show a pretty reflection.
What others see isn’t the complete me...
There’s so much more than first-impression.

Copyright - Dawn Q. Landau - Pic used with permission

After-Effects

He & she got married and dreamt of a life starry & jazzy. 

They allowed life to happen to them when they were busy.

They ran after schedules & attended to all the demands crazy. 

Source: Five Sentence Fiction- Grief

Write To Make Things Right

I wish to hide my face with all the gruesome news in sight.

How to Keep Calm & Care & Zen when we are full of fright?

Pic used with permission Courtesy : Magpie Tales

What's wrong with the world? Why are the things not all right?

Need to get over the feelings of helplessness & pity about sorry plight.

The Sea

How beautiful is the sea!

Sometimes it is calm;

Sometimes it is wild.

So full of mystery!

Perspective

“You have to rise & have no dips...”

Our Coach warned two players along with me! 

We were like multi-bagger Share-Market-scrips,

Perspective & love enhanced our value significantly.

New champions in World Championships!

Standing as victors proudly!

Reflections

A pretty lady visited my Blog recently & commented anonymously-
Her words expressed heartily claimed that I'm terribly dumb & ugly...

I was quizzically amused as I have been least bothered about my looks!
God has been kind; I have always been in a majority’s good books!

'Handsome is the man who handsome does'- I believe & I know.
'Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder'- even if he/she’s your foe!

Copyright – Janet Webb