Addiction

The scene begins wid an old lady who is lying on her death bed n is asking the god of death to go back because she wants to live, she is addicted to life n living.



On her death bed old mrs Iyer laid,
Beside her stood the Yamdoot who was paid,
To bring the lady along with him today,
Her time was over and nomore she could stay.


She pleaded n said,
“ My lord I am addicted to living here,
Now I can't start again anywhere,
So go n tell yer lord about this,
I want to live to this place, I am addicted.”


The servant answered,
“My dear lady when you were born,
Your mother had nothing to eat, her clotehs were torn,
Your father was a rough he never sent you to school,
And you still want to live here,Why are you acting like a fool!! "


The lady smiled n said,
“ I never went to school, but this does not mean that I remained a fool,
I heard the teacher frm outside the class n learned a lot like the other lass.”


The servant said,
“When you were thirteen,
Your father married you to man whose jobs were not clean,
He harresed you n killed your child and made your son tame n wild.”


The lay answered wisely,
“
From this I learned a lesson.
I took my son and went to work in a mansion,
I was paid which made me self dependent,
Now I knew the meaning of being independent,
No more asking for money from others,
Working day n night to buy all pleasures.”


The servant said,
“
When your son grew up, he and his wife threw you out,
You were helpless n wanted to shout.
But instead you went in an old age home,
Where u had nothing neither cup nor comb.”


The lady replied,
“
It seems dear son that you don't have friends,
God must help you and someone for you must be send,
The life in old age home was fun,
I learned how to remain happy when all is lost even your only son,
People here are old but loving,
Its all together a different world full of sharing n caring.”


The servant replied,
“
Mam I can’t argue,
Your time is up and you must say adieu.
If u don't come along I’ll get into trouble,
God will either punish me or make my work double.”


The lady said,
“
If this is the case then I’ll come along,
Let me have a last lookk it wont take long.”


The lady stood up n suddenly something very unusual happened. God appeared before them the servant was shocked he bowed n paid him respect, the lady too did the same.


God said,
“
No dear lady u r makin me feel low, I troubled u throughout but u still want your life to go,
I am feeling sorry and want to correct my mistake 
I am making your life longer n I am doing this just for your sake,
I want you to spread the message of positive attitude,
Because people today think that their sufferings r bigger than their happiness in magnitude,
My dear lady go and preach this message,
Because I don't want my people to cry but to fight with full courage.”

- Apoorva Saxena (dedicated to my Grandfather, the strongest man I know. )