Life’s Paradoxes

I drove my car as per ‘Road-Rules’, A drunken cab hit mine head-on; He escaped with some flimsy wounds I lay in throes of death uncared! I gave up smoking once for all, And yet, I got lung cancer fast; Another smoked until his death, Remaining healthy, till the last. My life was straight and honest but In poverty, I stayed throughout; The liars, cheaters all turned rich, While I lay tortured, by my strife. I studied hard and got a job; I could not make both ends meet still; The ‘Happy-Go-Lucky’ person, Made millions although, he was ill! I reared my children with great love; They started earning such big sums; They selfishly built their own homes; They didn’t take care of aged parents! A sinner lives a mansion-life; A saintly man is pauper still; Is Maker fair in His dealings? I ask when frustration fills me. Such things are found in earthly life; The righteous must be undeterred; All things in life are transient; God rewards upright in Heaven! Copyright by Dr John Celes 6-7-2008