Do We Live for Joy, Glory & Peace?

The question seems & sounds absurd in the first go,respective Asylums of Solitude. But the journey
but the question remains and stands mightier thanseems to be a battlefield, where we have to make
the Lofty Himalayas. We live in a society and feeloptimum use of our wits to reach safe & sound; for
proud to be the most eligible living beings on thisDarwin advocates the 'Survival of the Fittest'. And
planet.we need to prove our fitness by abusing each other
We have graduated to be called Social Engineersor cursing a fellow being who accidentally jumps in
instead of the outdated Social Animal Tag. And thisfront of our Fast Car (he too is in a hurry to reach
Engineering Degree is a reward for our precioushis asylum). At times we undergo a Road Bout,
learning years invested in EDUCATION.exhibiting the power of our Muscles clubbed with 'n'
Now, we begin our Walk of Life, at times matchingno. of abuses flowing freely from our mouth.
to the beats of 'Dire Straits'-the famous band.Eventually, we arrive at our much desired destination.
The leisure walk turns into a brisk one and within noA place where we all enjoy the status of a hero or
time we discover ourselves jogging for our living.celebrity. We all are at our boastful best, presenting
We face the Music of Life & the lyrics get distortedour achievements of the day in front of our tamed
to 'JOG of Life', rather than 'the Walk of Life'.& faithful audience. We don't leave a chance to curse
While jogging we get little time to smell the rosesa few of our fellow beings, who sucked the nectar
around or to hear the sweet chirping birds or evenfrom our moments of joy.
the feel of soothing breeze fails to bring a smile onMany of us present ourselves with a glass of an
our faces. And this jog is our Hopson's Choice, foralcoholic beverage. Although to justify the company
we feel elated to jog inside huge edifices, breathingof an alcoholic beverage is the toughest job on this
conditioned air. Likewise we thank the Omnipotentplanet, for its reaction with human emotions results in
for our hard earned status, which relaxes our soulsMotley of circumstances.
when we witness from our Spot less glass cabinsFinally, our bodies cry for rest & we think of giving it
cells, numerous unfortunate Fellow beings sweatinga break to start a fresh jog for our chosen Elite
out under the sun. We spend most of our hours withEdifice. But prior to that, we never forget to curse
our Fortunate Peers inside these Grand Edificesthe educators & the education system and even the
discussing, planning, and implementing myriadIdiot Box for deteriorating morals of our beloved
strategies. Astonishingly the strategies are mostlywards. At times the electricity department too gets
planned/implemented, for all the unfortunate fellowsome derogatory remarks for acting as a 'Spoil Sport'
beings breathing under the sun outside.during our favourite Stress buster prior to a sound
Later in the evening, a couple of hours after the sunsleep.
had kissed the beloved earth, we put our veryWe need to sleep for Peace, so that we can
important tasks to rest for some hours and pack ourrecharge our batteries & give our best to a fresh
bags with a grin on our face to enjoy the remainingday awaiting our actions to fill this world with Joy &
hours in Peace.Glory. The task for which, we have been sent on this
We get inside the Air Conditioned chambers of ourBeautiful Planet.
beloved Sedans or SUVs and race back towards our