Friday, January 9, 2009

An Accident of Birth?

I was just watching this movie, Slumdog Millionaire. What hit me most was that I was so lucky to have been born into my family. If I was born on the streets, my life would certainly have been something very different from what it is now! Is everything an accident of birth? Yes, what we make of the cards that we've been dealt with, depends on us. But we can never choose what cards are dealt. We can never choose our birth, our parents.

So where does that leave me now? I have this epiphany and I do not know what I can do. Do I just thank "God" for my luck and go about my life? Or do I do something about those little ones who weren't as lucky as me? I can honestly say that I have absolutely no idea.

1 comment:

  1. ya..we all are lucky that our life is not like that.
    you should do something for society or atleast for your ethics which says to help poor and needy people in any ways whatever you suit..
    u need u think hard on it.i can suggest u to join some NGO which is basically related to slum and very poor children and try to give a bit from your time..
    i Hope this will not lead u in confusion.
    best of luck.

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