Praveen Kumar stepping out from the shade on a rainy saturday evening watched by a lonely, hungry dog i walk slowly in the rain
a million rain drops fall on me slowly drenching me from head to foot washing away the dirt washing away the stains that "stuck" to me in the shade
i let my eyes wander slowly from left to right scanning the horizon scanning the sea of faces desperately trying to avoid the rain
with each step i take the sea of faces just grows bigger and bigger the heavy downpour brings the world to a standstill
everyone scattering here and there trying to hold on to what they got trying to escape the waters from heaven scampering to any "shelter"
a million people tucked away at every shade available hiding from the rain a million faces constantly scanning the dark clouds in search of a break
walking slowly in the rain i pause at each and every shade praying the rain doesnt stop hoping the sea (of faces) does not disappear
a million faces with a billion looks staring at me wondering at the maniac standing before them
standing before each shade i pause, carefully jotting down the points carefully making a note
with each lesson completed i put the pencil and the book into the bag and move on to the next shade to learn a new lesson
with a million faces and a billion different looks to study i hurry past each shade making notes as fast as i can praying the rain does not stop
with a lesson at every shade i am going back to the school once again i am going back to the school to learn
i am going back to the school to learn not a new degree not a new qualification i am going back to the school to learn
to learn more about people!
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in my opinion, trying to understand ppl is the most difficult to achieve in life. you can probably "learn" all the degrees/get all the "qualifications" but can never understand people. When you think, you understood them, things change and what you understood becomes void. Then either you have to start from scratch or get stuck in a rut. Most of the people, do not make the attempt to "relearn" once again for either fear or couldnt be bothered due to their ego.
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