on a hot, sunny, summer day

in my car, I stopped on a traffic signal

an old man, must be in his 70s

came running to me, a pile of books in his hands

sweating, loosing his energy in the heat

offering to sell wisdom at a price too cheap

knocked at the window glass of my car

“would you like to buy some good reads young lady”

with no intention to pay him any attention

I simply nodded my head to refuse

he requested kindly, one more time

this time, I looked into his eyes

how moved I was to see a shine there

his silent eyes were narrating a story

choosing not to beg, he chose to earn his glory

even when his weak bones were making him suffer

he had decided to Earn himself his bread and butter

I bought a book from him for just Rs 150

along with the book, came many blessings

he smiled gently at me, as I started to move

his eyes shone with a pleasure divine

as he waved me a pleasant goodbye

his happiness, his smile just made my day

I looked back to see him walk with pride

approaching another young lady in her car

to continue with his journey 

offering to sell the wisdom unmatched

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mySestina is about various aspects of life. An ocean of emotions and experiences where you can dive in and realize the real values and meaning of our existence. Its about poetry, choices, challenges, dreams, experiences, success and failures. Its about people like you and me. Reading is pleasure for the words that matter.

16 thoughts on “The Pleasure of selling Wisdom”

      1. I hav a similar story,will share it once,even I observe people a lot and the happeness I get by giving to them s the best,specially fr thise who are workng.

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  3. What an inspiration story. We all should learn from this 🙂

    I love how wonderfully you’ve penned own your experience with rhyming of words. 🙂

    Your write-ups are reaching another level. 😊

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