My friend at a corporate company was at the pinnacle of success when one fine day he just collapsed and was declared dead - Reason? Maddening work routine, 15 to 20 hours a day. All that fortune he earned did not help him to lead a peaceful life. This poem is about the irony of (corporate style) working to live a comfortable life that is about to cease soon - eventually missing all the true goodness of life ...
a life of simple wants yields abundant harmony of body-mind-soul.
sad that so many do not balance this basic equation.
sorry for the loss of your friend.
peace & blessings,
carolyn
Reviewed by Chantilly Lace (Reader)
Reviewed on August 31, 2010
So sorry about your friend..to me its not the money its who I can help to live,,well said..stay safe and well..Hugss
Sorry to hear about your friend, another life cut short. Do you ever wonder how life would be if we devoted the time to God and improving all mankind??? Interesting piece...
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sad that so many do not balance this basic equation.
sorry for the loss of your friend.
peace & blessings,
carolyn
Be always safe,
Karen
Then wonder why we lost the life we never lead.