Sobering Thought

I am housesitting for a friend in Sharjah. Yesterday, I was leaving Saharah Mall in a taxi,
there was a huge commotion on the main road next to the mall. A man made the terrible choice of trying to cross the road and was killed. The ambulance was parked in the fast lane, his body was laying there on the road, covered with a crumpled blue blanket. Only his feet were showing.

The man who killed him, an Emirati, had such a look of anguish on his face, it was heartbreaking. The dead man had made a choice which set off a chain of events, ending in his demise. The lives of the man who killed him and maybe others who saw this happen or are left behind have been forever changed.

This man died tragically, alone and away from home. It would be comforting to think that somewhere in India or Pakistan, there is a family who cares about this man, but maybe that is wishful thinking. Perhaps he was someone's father, for certain at some point in time, he was someone's son. Most likely he was here to try and earn money to help his family have a better life.

So today when you bitch about the weather, the traffic, your job, Salik, why things should be different (I know I do!) consider this. If you are reading this post, today you are alive.

Today you have choices. Choose wisely.

At the end, we all become nothing more than a body beneath a crumpled blanket. The difference is the choices we make.