Have often seen friends discussing about the number of paid leaves that one gets from their offices. Attending personal chores and still getting paid for those days! Aren't we lucky?
Since I am on leave these days for my post-surgery recovery, I feel myself to be lucky for having them. Was just thinking today that we have enough of bank balances that we don't need to worry about anything when we take a off from office. What about a daily wage labourer? Can he take a leave and be paid for his day as well?
There will be so many of those in this world who need to arrange for their night meals on the same day. And so many out of them who even after working hard all day are not able to meet the bare minimum to support their family.
These two paras from two different Jagjit Singh's ghazals suddenly come into my mind:
Bhukhe bachon ko sulaane ke liye,
Maa ne bhi paani rijhaya der tak.
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and the other one...
Ai khuda ret ke sahera ko samandar kar de,
yaan chhalakti hui aankhon ko bhi pathar kar de
Aur kuch bhi mujhe darkaar nahin hai lekin,
meri chaadar mere pairon ke barabar kar de.
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