Flower Vendor

FLOWER VENDOR ♧♧♧♧♧♧♧♧♧♧♧♧♧♧♧♧♧♧♧ I know him for past thirty years; a door to door flower vendor; short, lean, dark with gullible stares and a basket around his shoulders. 'How much do you earn? ' once I asked way back in eighties, if Im right. 'Enough to fill half belly! ' he laughed 'Yet I am happy and content.' Few days ago, I lost my way in the gossamer of our town lanes when I found him in some grimy alley. Asked, ' Are you selling here your jasmines? ' 'I live here Sir.' with a smile he said 'In fact I can live only here with the profit my flowers yield... hand to mouth, same life from years.' 'You look worried sir! ' he added 'I endured this life for years. I cant even shed tears.' he chuckled 'Severe water problem here! ' Well! I started looking askance Is this the place for a humble man who pours into our lives fragrance a dirty lane near to a sewer line? ! ! (NOTE: On an average a door to door flower vendor earns Rs.30/= to Rs.50/= per day as per my survey)