Contended Life

I met a Lady just now. She is very tired and has experienced Life to the fullest. Time was kind to her too. Although she has experienced a lot of bitterness and hardship, she knows that Life still goes on. And if she could talk now, there would be a lot of stories to tell. I have known her almost seven years and still she looked as young as ever, albeit a little more graceful.

Her husband had left her only after a year and this is where her hardship began. She had to move from house to house many times due to the tragedies which robbed her of her children. Many times she has tried to get together with her husband but it only lasted for a few nights. And when we treated them to dinner, she would make sure her husband finishes first before she began. And she never did ask for more.

Some of her neighbours has realised her predicament and has started to cruelly take advantage of her when they please. Many a times I had to help her out. And many a time, she had to come knocking to our house for shelter. Sometimes they treated her so badly, she refused to come out at all. And sometimes, she has no appetite at all, after what they did to her lunch. She is now penniless and has no food.

But once in a while, when I can, I would treat her. And once in a while, she can stay crash in our place. This lady is well mannered and does not intrude too much in our lives. So much so, we enjoyed her company and she, ours.

Once in a while, we do see her with another and we hoped that they would get along fine but that is all we can do. Hope.

Still, Life goes on.

She is sleeping so soundly as our house provided safe heaven for her especially during heavy rain