Sunday, July 18, 2010

Fleeting Moments of Joy

You know how sometimes when you discovered something wonderful and you can't wait to share it with your friends / family / loved ones? Like you just won the lottery? OK not a very good example because some people would actually keep it a secret rather than sharing this kind of joy (and the prize money that comes with it). (And for the record, no, I didn't win any lottery.)

It's the kind of excitement you want to spread around, to the people you know, hoping that they might feel the same as you. But sometimes, they just do not have the time or mood for the things you want to share. It's almost like a scene in a movie where a little child, holding his new toy, ecstatically wanting to play with his parents but they were too busy with the stock market or soap opera so they shooed him away. Disappointed and heart-broken, the kid played alone and cried himself to sleep.

Even if the parents had finally come to their senses and wanting to spend some time with the kid and his new toy, the moment had passed and the child would later became a drug addict / gangster / hobo / etc.

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