Life's harsh reminder (part 1)

A man stands by the side of the road, looking at the people around him. They walked past him as if he was invisible. They were all rushing here and there constantly on the phone or on their PDA... They can't seem to care what is going on around. The man sat quietly at a corner. He was hungry. He hadn't eaten for days. He hadn't nice clothes to wear. Nor shoes to protect his feet. Nor a roof over to give him shelter. NO one cared. NO one took notice at his predicament. He watched them... Horrified at the fact he was once one of them...


He was the big shot of one of the biggest company. He was what other people call as successful. He is the kind of man who can make something out of nothing. He was wealthy. He was what every man wants to be in this world. He was happy or so he thought... He had a loving wife and two beautiful children. You can say that he was a family man. He would spend time with them no matter how busy he was. You could say he loved them for he lavishes gift on them. But he failed in one thing... Understanding them... He thought by providing them with wealth defines his love for them... How wrong was he... He never knew that his wife loved chocolates. He never knew his son was a very good writer. Nor did he knew his daughter wants to sing to him. He missed out a lot... Tho he thought he had done enough...


One day, he decided to take them out on a summer vacation in his private ship to the ocean. The vacation was going very well indeed. This time, it was really quality time spent with his family... There were no interruptions or so he thought... Out of the blue, he got an emergency call from his secretary. He was needed back in his company. He looked at his wife and she said to him "go on... We'll be fine here" and smiled brightly... He sighed and went on his way back to shore with another boat.

Indeed his company was in an emergency... All of a sudden, the company's shares was beginning to drop. He was baffled. Not knowing what exactly was happening. As he sat in his office, he got another phone call....