I walk to work off calories from food I consume. They walk to get some food to consume...
These farm laborers literally carry a burden, a load up to 30 KGs on their heads and walk several miles - EVERY DAY and DAY AFTER DAY! They collect fruit (mainly Guavas) from orchards spread over miles of rough country.
As they cross this only portion of the road that is straight, do they wonder if their lives will ever become as straight and easy to tread?
More likely, they focus more on the thorns - in their path and their daily lives.
However - their attitude towards life is symbolized by the vivid clothes they wear and the colorful baskets they carry. Happy in realizing the strength in their hands and the sweat on their brow, they face life as strong human beings, with characters full of hues - honesty, hard work, bonding and self-respect.
I travel around to take photographs of wild animals and try to learn from them but have I really tried to observe my fellow humans ??
My early morning nature walk left me with a sense of happiness and a mind entangled with many such questions ... Am I far removed from realities around me, in my comfortable home and playing with my expensive toys?
Have you ever felt this Steemians? Please comment and share your experiences. Thanks
Note: All photos taken by me today with my Nikon P900 camera
A very inspiring, thought-provoking and well constructed piece @vm2904. I like your use of dramatic imagery to convey your message. It shows that joy and happiness are independent of social or economic standing. Life is what you make of it; you can find peace and happiness wherever you are if you look for it in the right place.
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Thanks for this meaningful comment and appreciation @bmj. I agree that life is what we make of it but for some it is just harder.
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Agree 100%
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nice photos and article! i just drank my coffee
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didnt had one yet grr ☕
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Thank you. I hope my article made your coffee bearable :)
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yes, it was delicious because of you! Nice to meet you guys :D
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great shots!
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Thank you so much
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I have so much admiration for those people.
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yeah very true, we exercise to burn all the food we eat and they work so hard to get food!
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Being thankful is the right attitude to live.
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Good stuff, Wild Spirit. Where are you located, by the way?
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Thank you so much for the appreciation of my blog. I am located in India right now. Was in Africa for a while.
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Good photos and description.
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Great post really shows how things are thank you so much
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Interesting post, but the comments are also interesting to me. I live off grid in a 12 foot by 28 foot one room cabin, I have only a small amount of solar power to run a small lamp and I carry my water about 200 feet from a mountain spring up a very steep rugged hill without much more than a rough dirt foot path to the water source.
I also have a modern office in town, but the way I live, without heat a lot in the winter without a lot of work to have it, and without AC ever in the summer or a toilet (I have a composting bucket with a toilet seat on it) or a sink or shower baffles people. But those people baffle me. 80% of humans live more like me than the people who live in a typical US or European home. So, I'm less surprised by these beautiful, hard working people than everyone else who is amazed by them as to them and to me, it's just a regular day of getting on with things. Yes, mostly just focusing on the thorns...
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It's a really hard work. Beautiful photos!
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I think they are happier than the average Europian. Their life is simple, with less problems to solve.
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Perhaps true kalemandra. However, simplicity does not necessarily reduce the hardships in their lives. Thanks for your viewpoint. Will take it on board and keep my eyes open when I observe Europian lives.
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