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Monday, October 30, 2006

in comparison

i get irritated with flies hovering over my food
how did that boy feel?
with flies landing all over his face

i escape from the slightest stench of rubbish
how do they live there?
in one of philippines's many notorious rubbish dumps

i complain abt having to budget on $300 a month
how do they survive?
on as little as $2 a day

i write up lists of things i want to buy/do/enjoy
do they even habour such thoughts?
as they beg each day for the next meal

i have no qualms enjoying my food
does such luxury ever cross their minds?
as their children survive on poor substitutes like rice water

i whine endlessly about my results
do they even dream of going to school?
as their job each day is to dig through piles of rubbish

i have the greatest gift of Christ in my heart
do they know of him?
as life seems stuck in the deepening rut

i have so much in comparison
so much.

is this realisation going to stop here?

11:42 PM
heaven in a wildflower