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JUST A GRAIN OF SAND

As I write this, I lie on the sea shore, resting and reminiscing about the days gone by when I used to wonder what my purpose in life was.

I was a miniscule part of the great Sahara desert till I latched onto the shoes of a tourist and traveled across continents and countries. I always used to wonder if this was the life I was supposed to live. Be a worthless grain of sand with no purpose and no identity. Then one day, the tourist decided to get rid of his shoes and I became one with the dust and mud in a garbage dump. I made many friends and we shared stories about our mutual worthlessness and inability to do more in life. We soon got a chance. They cleared the garbage dump and made it a playground for children. We lay down together and watched the children run around, stamp us and play. We were all different colors, grain size, nationalities but we all came together for a purpose, to give joy to little children. I realized I was a small part of the bigger picture. On my own I might just be a worthless grain of sand, but together with my brothers I was worthless no more. I had the power to give joy.

 

It lasted until the land sharks took over the park and constructed a monstrosity by cutting off all the trees. Mother Nature couldn't bear the destruction and we all rose as one huge storm in revolt and I realized the power within me to destroy, revolt and be evil. We not only destroyed our beloved park, but also the homes of the children who played there. I got blown away by the wind and landed by the beachside where I lie today awaiting to meet my maker, fully aware that he did not create me to be wasted but to be molded and used according to his will. I had the power to give joy or destroy and I had a choice whether to be alone or to act with my brothers. So I say to you, sometimes it is better to have the courage to stand alone and at times it is wise to be one with the crowd. Do good or evil, stand alone or be united, the power to choose is yours and choose you must my dear friend, that too wisely.

Posted in Philosophy.



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  1. BobyThomas bobsindiadotcom says

    nice one..keep writing…

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  3. VibrantHues says

    a great post….very nicely put..and the last bit really makes u think.

  4. Wise Donkey says

    “the power to choose is yours and choose you must my dear friend, that too wisely”…. the catch being the choice must be a well thought out one. Awesome post by an equally awesome blogger :D

  5. Priya I says

    Nicely put!! We all struggle to find our place under the sun without realising that we have our windows and doors firmly closed! grain of sand… NICE!!!

  6. Vish R says

    Simple thoughts so beautifully put… amazing ,i”ve been reading the same kind of things over n over now,n to stumble upon beautiful post… just Deja Vu!

  7. Ash K says

    Nice one WS….esp i liked the last line. We all have choices today and little bit of sense and sensibility helps and goes a long way!!! Nice to see you being a regular one on iland woman!! Cheerz!

  8. meena sundar says

    u said it nicely, WS :)

  9. rajesh vora says

    whoa…. pure and great philo stuff this WS… looks like u have been pondering a lot off late… ;) okies.. getting back to seriousness…. lovely analogies to drive home a point… lovely interplay of words and lovely characterisation.. all in all a great blog from you WS…. now i have that flickering hope that you will keep up your promise of blogging regularly… keep doing that.. your are great O…

  10. Jasir Alavi says

    i bliv its not about choices.. we all kno wats gud.. n we all kno wish to .. but then wen it come to doin it.. hmm .. second thots? negativity? nah.. its about doin it.. gettin it done.. (strange eh? this had to come from a lazibonean)

  11. sunshine says

    The finishing of your post was excellent. ….”the power to choose is yours and choose you must my dear friend, that too wisely.” Good post. :-)

  12. Nischalson Crusoe says

    reminds me of a song: “dust in the wind”… and yup i agree… beautifully written. (:

  13. Moe M says

    Beautifully narrated - a grain of sand is what each one of us are in the greater picture - as individual we can move smallhillocks -but collectively we can either be creative like the park where children’’s dreams came true or destructive, where the big machines turned the earth and killed a dream - I loved the analogies you made - simply put - very Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice :)))))))))))))))))))))))