A thousand footprints in the sand

March 31, 2011 - Posted by Sahithya


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As soon as we’re born into this crazy world,

and the cord of life is snipped,

Not too long after we open our eyes,

To us, a dozen strings are fixed.


They stem from family, relatives and neighbors,

Friends, acquaintances and society,

And those you might not even suspect,

Like your cousin’s friend’s aunty!


Every step of our beautiful journey,

We get not one but numerous opinions.

On food, clothing, work and education,

Before we even realize, the dozen strings are replaced by billions!


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Like ants crawling in a circle,

We follow people while they follow us.

Each thinking the other is right,

Its all too synchronous.


This clockwork system needs no oil,

We play our parts too well.

A scheme which none would dare to foil,

Its like we’ve been put under a vicious spell.


Globalization has made the situation worse,

And we are now all thinking alike,

From the movies that we love to watch,

Down to the facebook pages that we like.


Life moves on at its own pace,

And we go along hand-in-hand..

Only when we retire from this wondrous world,

We see, not two, but a thousand footprints in the sand.


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– Written as an active note

on my phone

in the bus

on my way back home..

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15 Comments

  1. Sushma Alphonsa says:

    Very well said Sahithya! loved the end!

    ... on July April 1st, 2011
  2. Srikanth says:

    This post enlightened me! Awesome :-) hope we innovate from now on..

    ... on July April 1st, 2011
  3. Sumathi Baskaran says:

    Have lots to tell Sahithya……. but for now, its written and presented well. Keep it up.

    ... on July April 1st, 2011
  4. ranjani says:

    Good one :) Reminded of the saying “at the end of the rat race, you are still a rat!!” Keep writing….:))

    ... on July April 1st, 2011
  5. Sahithya says:

    Yup..very true! :) Thanks!

    ... on July April 1st, 2011
  6. Faiza says:

    Good one Sahithya ……:)
    climax is awesome………….

    ... on July April 6th, 2011
  7. Sahithya says:

    Thanks faiza! :)

    ... on July April 6th, 2011
  8. Name says:

    knnmoorthy & Vijaya

    ... on July April 7th, 2011
  9. swaroop says:

    awesome sahi

    ... on July April 14th, 2011
  10. Sahithya says:

    found your blog accidentally. awesome posts, keep it up.

    good luck

    ... on July April 23rd, 2011
  11. Sahithya says:

    Hey Sahithya!
    Really nice to hear from a namesake! Thank you! :)

    ... on July April 25th, 2011
  12. dribs says:

    Wow!! So thoughtful :)
    have lots to learn from you :)

    ... on July May 5th, 2011
  13. Sahithya says:

    Thank you dribs! :)

    ... on July May 8th, 2011
  14. Vicki says:

    I suggest adding a facebook like button for the blog!

    ... on July November 29th, 2011
  15. Angie says:

    Like the blog

    ... on July February 17th, 2012

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