Guise's of grief

To some loss of money is a insurmountable grief.To others loss of name is an unspeakable grief.To some failure in love is a unquenched grief .To several losing a close family member to the cruelty and finality of death is a inconsolable grief.
IN each of the above mentioned grief commonly plaguing mankind is the element of selfishness.One loses money and then thinks what will to happen me ? I'll be on the streets!Well there are several living on the streets already and that to happily .Just a couple of yards away from my house a young couple have converted part of the pavement into a dwelling place .They cook,eat and let their tiny tots play on the road happily.They are a public entertainment yet they are living cheerfully!I have come across people who mourn loss of wealth and consider it to be the greatest grief - I fail to understand this degree ,because a turn in events and life can bring back all if not even more than the wealth so tearfully lost.But can life once lost be ever brought back? All the riches in the world cannot do so .
Then comes the matter relating to the loss of ones name and reputation. This is something both the rich and the poor abhor. What will people think of me ,how will Iface my friends and relatives is the question that reveberates in the person 's mind who is grieving the loss of name.Why? Because in their own circles they are moulding their life according to that group's notion of right and wrong,i.e instead of living for themselves as per their natural inclinations and tendencies ,submit to the demands of parents,friends,collegues etc and when one slips ,the imaginary and illusory world of name and fame comes crashing down ,its impact so terrible that some never get up. Just pause a bit and take a look at our political leaders..They project themselves as clean and full of integerity but figure on and off in one scam or the other and some have even cases pending against them!Do they care for loss of name?Hardly.Another shining example not to bother about loss of face unduly are our iconalistic cricketers ! They 'll hit a duck, miss catches nonchalantly and fail to win matches and give interviews without batting a eye lid quite cheerfully[ whilst their fans millions in number become gloomy ,and depressed] They [cricketers] are ready and raring to play the next match in high spirits!
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