She looked out her window shaking her head. “Why is that still here?!?”
“Old guy died. They’ll send…”
She collapsed into a chair…for years he had been a permanent fixture, quietly collecting their trash. She thought she should send his family flowers. But she realized she knew nothing about him…she hadn’t even learnt his name.
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For the people we take for granted. The security guards at our apartments and offices, the house-keeping staff at our workplaces, the people who collect the garbage and the ones who clean the drains. The unsung heroes in our modern-day fast-paced lives.
Thank you.
Fuchsia Outbursts 
Yes, you are right indeed. We take people for granted. Esp these people who a lot of times help us…Sad to know such cases. May his soul RIP.
It’s a wonderful post that you have written.
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The story was a work of fiction. But it is true that we often realize our mistakes way too late.
People who are forced to do the jobs that others dont want to even go near are very often the reason we have comfortable lives.
Thank you for taking the time to read!
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absolutely … these people help the city and our homes clean and secured … but when there absence is inevitable we release their worth …
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Yes..true. I think its sad that only when some work remains undone we look out for them, oblivious to their very existence otherwise.
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Life is quite different for different people. As you said, some time we just ignore many things and many people in the way. It is our just chalta hai attitude; manav dharm kahan kho gaye….
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That’s true…but maybe if we change and lead others to change by example, things may get better in the next generation.
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Indeed We never realize the Importance of People whom we take fro granted until they are away from us..Very Thoughtful
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More than just anyone, it’s the ones who do all the “dirty” work for us that we tend to forget….we owe them more respect.
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Unfortunately, most of us never recognise them as humans.
Nice tribute to those beleaguered people. Kudos!
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I know what you mean…too often we forget that we should just be thankful that we were dealt a better hand than they were…
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So true ! Sad fact. 😦
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Unfortunately, we are very indifferent to them…only notice their presence or absence when something goes wrong.
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I agree with you Preeti. Their contribution to our hassle free lives, is too huge and yet we fail to acknowledge it appropriately. Sad state of people!
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I think I’m going to try and change me first…I keep thinking I should do something….but then stop before I actually get around to it. No more thinking…now’s the time for doing!
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That thought is pretty contagious.. It makes me want to do, whatever little I could do too. Thank you for a nice post 🙂
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🙂
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