What if, You were Not Born, as Who You Are Now?
What if You were born as a Cat which can only say Meow !
What if You were not having parents, to call your Own?
And You were an Orphan in this world, all Alone !
What if You did not have a house to Stay In?
And had no one to call your Kith and Kin !
What if you had no food to eat Everyday?
And had to beg for scraps of food on the Roadway !
What if You had tattered and dirty clothes to Wear?
And had not even have a comb to comb your Hair !
What if You had to sleep every night, on a Pavement?
Or had to share a hut with beggars, as a Tenant !
What if You had no money to buy a ticket on the Bus?
And had to walk barefoot on the hot roads, without making a Fuss !
What if You were not educated and also Jobless?
And carry stones or pull carts, till You were Breathless !
What if You were beaten and tortured by Ruthless People?
And made to do dirty work and treated worse than Cattle !
What if You had wounds inflicted by someone, on your Body?
And had no one, to have pity on you or say Sorry !
What if you had no Friends to hold your Hand ?
And no one to talk to you with Love on this Land !
What if You were in distress and suffering with Pain ?
And had no one to bring you medicine or be Humane !
What if You were sitting down, Sad and Lonely ?
And had no one to wipe your Tears and Soothe your fears, Sweetly !
What if You were just a Nobody, and No One did Care ?
Of whether You had food to eat or clothes to Wear !
What if You had no place to go to, No one to Belong to?
And all You had, was a scruff stray Dog, to lean Onto !
What if You had lost your Mind and were lying helpless Insane?
And People just walked past you, too Busy, Indifferent and Urbane !
How would You feel, if You were in such a pitiful Situation?
With not a Single person to Love and Care for You, in this huge Nation !
If you don’t have Answers to all these Questions Above,
Would You then have Pity on them and give them Care and Love,
Have some Empathy and do Something for the Poor and Needy,
And change your Indifferent Attitude and stop being Wealth Greedy?
What a beautiful reminder of how lucky I am… and the importance of not losing sight of humanity! x
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The Picture of this Post sums up my entire post.
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It truly does! x
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good poem cattie…and a good message.. stop the indifferent attitude and open your eyes..
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The Picture of this Post sums up my entire post. Just have a look at it please.
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The Picture of this Post sums up my entire post.
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what a poem to awake the world and the indifferent hearts, nicely written Cattie…
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Thank Sunith.
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Completely agree with you
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Lovely!
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Thanks Beautiful.
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That’s a powerful image that sums up your post well
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Yes, You are the First to Appreciate the Picture of this Post. I feel its the Most Powerful Picture for the hypocrites in society.
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The image hit me straight in mind. Indeed, it’s the most powerful image for hypocrites.
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Great post dear 😊
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Weird to read this as a poor person hahaha. When going door to door for a cancer charity, the rich are the least likely to donate in my experience 😦
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See the Pic of this Post. It proves what the rich so pathetically do all the time !!
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Beautiful
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Blush Blush Blush !!
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☺😀
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Awesome composition!! Brainstorming👍
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Hello. Your post is reminding us of so many things and how grateful I should be for life. I saw a heart breaking video on facebook and what the 10year old girl said at the end was amazing.. Here’s the link, I shared it on my personal Facebook. Here’s the link; https://www.facebook.com/omshanti1111/videos/923151217799998/
If it doesnt play. Let me know okay. I guide you on how to watch it.
Thank you for your post
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well written. people need to stop criticizing others
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What a beautiful and an amazing way of putting across. The picture of your Post says it all Cattie.
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Thank You. What is your name ?
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My name is Kamal, Cattie and I am a woman. Where are you from, I am from India.
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Hi Kamal. Glad to meet you. I’m from India, Mumbai.
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What a thought provoking post thanks for sharing & you have an excellent site!
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Really !! I’m new to WordPress though.
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Excellent!!
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Thanks Meenakshi. Pretty Name.
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Thank You Cattie 🙂
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God bless you for this reminder !
We certainly have been blessed with all we have so we can make life better for those who have nothing.
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Yes, that was my main purpose, to Remind people of What They Have and How they should be Thankful to God for that.
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Nice
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So many powerful thoughts there.
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This blog makes me feel for the distressed people of Haiti who suffered from the wrath of Hurricane Matthew. Very inspiring post.
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Your picture is so powerful and your poem has such a powerful message. There is “enough” in the world for everyone to have their needs met, but not if people take more of the world’s resources than their share.
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Wonderful.Good satire on real world.
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Well written and a very powerful image!!
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Thanks Dear.
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All the things we take for granted… This is a great reminder to be grateful for everything we have.
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Every Day, pray before you start your day. At night before you sleep, Thank God for the day. This will make “Being Grateful” a Habit.
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You are a beautiful soul.
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Thank You Manu
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Rarely ever any rich will notice this. Thanks for sharing.
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Maybe we middle class can learn it and spread to our kids.
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That’s a strong point. Of course, we must do this.
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Lack of empathy is an epidemic that plagues our society.
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What a heart-wrenching, eye-opening, powerful poem you have written here, Cattie, every single line struck a chord within me. We are all really blessed to be what we are today and we should appreciate each and every thing we have. I wrote on something similar to this a couple of months ago:
https://deepikakumaaraguru24.wordpress.com/2016/08/15/count-your-blessings/
Keep writing and stay blessed 🙂
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Yes, I will read it soon.
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Superb ..
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Just to make people realise they need to be Grateful for what they have.
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An eye-opening post!
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Did you find replies to some of the questions ? I’m too scared to think of the answers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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They’re definitely scary
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ha ha ha ha ha
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What if” !! Perfect message … People need to know , atleast need to realize ✌
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