Two passages
Decadence laden, greed boils
Excessive wealth, polished tiles
adorned faces, fancy smiles,
Destitution, broken street
Torn clothes, bodies weak
Poor masses, fate bleak
Inequality, I berate you
Inhumanity, I hate you
thinking through
my lavish travels
Perspectives on Life, the Universe and Everything 
Now, THIS is a theme that needs poets, AB.
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Indeed it is M-R, as you can see I am slightly compromised and feel guilty about it…
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I understand … email coming up.
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Oki: talky
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🙂
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But Candid and Sincere. A Beginning, at least.
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Thank you so much Swami jee
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Reblogged this on lovehappinessandpeace and commented:
I would like to Reblog this under the title: Candid and Sincere. It shows the Fire is there! Keep the Fire Burning, is what I would say.
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incredible photos for your post and a very interesting poem which will take me a few readings to properly digest. i like the juxtaposition of the wealthy haves against the destitute have-nots, though.
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Many thanks for a very good comment, I hope the poem was not too difficult, I do sometimes condense thoughts in short poems.
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Major problem in almost all societies. We call ourselves human but when and how we ruined humanity we dont realize.
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I completely agree with your sentiment, humanity for all I know is regressing…
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Hmm … 😦
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Thank you so much for you kindness. I am truly grateful.
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Well deserved!
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What a contrast eh. I have a friend that once told me he would never go on vacation in a third world country where the dividing line between the rich and the poor was so enormous. Rich tourists on one end and extreme poverty on the other.
Doesn’t seem fair, does it?
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In this case it is not the same country Srilanka compared to the UK, however that does not change the argument in my view…globally inequality is on the increase where apparently less than few hundred thousand richest people control wealth of more than 6 billion at the lower end…
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Unfortunately, true values are waning in our post-modern world, where the values of affluence and personal peace rule over all else. Really is sad.
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I entirely agree Stacy.
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Hypocrisy is a way of life; living with two faces is many of our forte. VW
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I entirely agree VW
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🙂
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Really inspiring
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Many thanks.
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Il like your point of view, your 2 points. The question is : where is the limit between “wealthy” and “too wealthy”. Occidental european people often ignore that they are awfully wealthier, even the poorest, than the vast majority of the “world people”.
Why proximity should leads to a greater guiltiness, or shame ? I can see how it does – consciousness – and that is good enough.
Go further. Cookie ?
Recent statistics lead me to feel a bit better : half less children dying in the world since1995, for example.
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Thank you so much for your contribution. Indeed there are some positives around us, but then there are too many negatives as well.
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How I wish the lavish things will disappear from the surface of the earth and bring equality onto this earth. Candid piece.
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Many thanks for your comment and wish, we certainly need a better system, I am all for diversity and richness of global cultures, customs, different social setups and values but inequality doesn’t need to be this extreme to keep that working.
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I detest inequality as well. You put it so well in your poem and the photos were really excellent.
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Many many thanks Sonya for your kind comments.
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It is very thought provoking how you have juxtaposed the two ..”.greed boils amidst destitution” profound ! I am from Sri Lanka and we see all this so called ‘development’ going on … this particular building is an attempt to restore grand buildings of the past – commendable in its own right but when development is focused more on externals/infra-structure than on human development … then we are left destitute indeed in more ways than one.
I love the way you have captured our isle thro your lens and words. Thank you for the insights there an in some other posts…..
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Many thanks for your kind words, I absolutely adore Srilanka; such a beautiful country, with absolutely amazing landscape and very friendly, welcoming people.
The grand beautiful building you see is actually Ritz hotel in London and I have compared it to a narrow dilapidated street in Galle.
Your point nevertheless is absolutely relevant, I have witnessed inequality in Srilanka and other third world countries and it is extreme as well.
Thank you for the visit and your thought provoking comments. Much Appreciated.
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Amazing … British architecture replicated, ‘Ritz’ culture duplicated in little Sri Lanka.
Glad the world is getting ‘smaller’, Sad the gap between rich and poor is getting wider.
Keep up the posts that jolt us into reality.
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Many thanks 🙂
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Brilliantly said. Great work. Thanks for sharing.
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Many many thanks 🙂
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Oh, so powerful, so very, very powerful!
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Thank you so much 🙂
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That is the sad truth. You put it in a very different style. I liked it.
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great perspective and pattern of writing
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Extremely grateful for the kindness 🙂
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I like the framing of this shot. Colors are perfectly pencilly, the lights making a point toward the end of the hallway give the illusion they go on forever, nice captured moment. Poem fits it perfectly.
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Thank you so much 🙂
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