Today I saw a man and a woman, apparently lovers, entering a motel. The man signed with an alias, whilst the woman looked around suspiciously. They were both married and hid their wedding rings in their pockets in an attempt to suffocate their importance. They spent the whole of their lunch hour in the motel room, delving into each other's thoughts and fantasies in a dour attempt to relieve the stress that had built up in their respective lives. They exited as suspiciously as they had entered, thinking nobody had spotted them. Still both remained unfulfilled.
Today I saw a man hijacked in his expensive German motorcar. He was travelling in a residential area when, suddenly, a man walked across the road in front of them. The driver forcefully applied his brakes and swerved to avoid colliding with the man. Once stationary, he opened the window and shouted, "You imbecile, do you think you own the road or something..." While this was transpiring, another man came up from behind the car and started screaming at the driver to get out of the car. The driver slowly got out of his car, but his hand suddenly darted towards his side, obviously in search of a weapon. His attacker saw what his intentions were and shot him in the chest at close range. He then picked off the man's gun and sped off in the car. Nobody had seen them, nor did anybody want to.
Today I saw a child learning at school. He was only in his early teens, but displayed a maturity beyond his years. He eagerly listened to the pearls of wisdom his teacher was telling him. He had a thirst for knowledge and decided the only way to quench it would be to work as hard as he possibly could. This is very encouraging to see in a child so young. He has seen what has happened to those who did not take school seriously, his cousins were like that and now one was living alone on the streets and the other suffering from AIDS. He has set his sights on passing matric, going to university and, one day, owning a professional soccer club. Taking into consideration the determination and consideration I witnessed today, I wouldn't put it beyond him.Today I saw the police making a drug bust. They had spent the whole year trying to catch this drug syndicate. Eventually they recieved a tip off from an unknown person and they followed it up. They caught five of the offenders red-handed; these five were visiting the place where the manufacture of narcotics was taking place, just to make sure everything was going smoothly. Crores of rupees worth of drugs were seized, but how much of that reached the station, only the recording officer knows. That deed determined months of hard work being put in by the narcotics bureau- all it took was one man to put all those poisons on the street for children to buy.
Today I saw two people getting married in a church. They were both in their early twenties and probably still studying. The bride walked slowly down the aisle, contemplating her future with her groom. Her father was tentative, not knowing what the future had in store for his only daughter. The groom stood anxiously with the priest and waited. There was no turning back now - this was to be the beginning of a new chapter in their lives. How much everything would change now that they were married; for their sake, I hope they had been true to each other before this, that they did not display facades to shadow their real selves. But both gleamed with joy and love; theirs was going to be a lasting relationship - a scarcity today.
Today I saw a farmer being murdered on his farm. He was an elderly man, probably in his seventies; a widower whose children and grandchildren lived far away. He heard a noise during the night and went outside to investigate, taking his shotgun with him. He saw a figure running through the darkness, but refrained from firing in fear of hurting an innocent party. Another noise came from the cattle barn. He walked as quickly as he could. As he reached the door, he was clubbed from behind. His frail old body could not withstand the blow and he fell pathetically to the floor. The men took his shotgun and raided his house, taking as much as they could.
Today I saw a baby being born. Its mother felt excruciating pain while its father marvelled at the miracle happening before his eyes. He could not come to terms with the fact that it was a product of his devotion to his wife. He also wondered whether this child was going to be the hijacker or the hijacked, the adulterer or the faithful, the bride or the groom, the policeman or the drug-dealer, or the child with the passionate will to succeed .........
Today I saw a man hijacked in his expensive German motorcar. He was travelling in a residential area when, suddenly, a man walked across the road in front of them. The driver forcefully applied his brakes and swerved to avoid colliding with the man. Once stationary, he opened the window and shouted, "You imbecile, do you think you own the road or something..." While this was transpiring, another man came up from behind the car and started screaming at the driver to get out of the car. The driver slowly got out of his car, but his hand suddenly darted towards his side, obviously in search of a weapon. His attacker saw what his intentions were and shot him in the chest at close range. He then picked off the man's gun and sped off in the car. Nobody had seen them, nor did anybody want to.
Today I saw a child learning at school. He was only in his early teens, but displayed a maturity beyond his years. He eagerly listened to the pearls of wisdom his teacher was telling him. He had a thirst for knowledge and decided the only way to quench it would be to work as hard as he possibly could. This is very encouraging to see in a child so young. He has seen what has happened to those who did not take school seriously, his cousins were like that and now one was living alone on the streets and the other suffering from AIDS. He has set his sights on passing matric, going to university and, one day, owning a professional soccer club. Taking into consideration the determination and consideration I witnessed today, I wouldn't put it beyond him.Today I saw the police making a drug bust. They had spent the whole year trying to catch this drug syndicate. Eventually they recieved a tip off from an unknown person and they followed it up. They caught five of the offenders red-handed; these five were visiting the place where the manufacture of narcotics was taking place, just to make sure everything was going smoothly. Crores of rupees worth of drugs were seized, but how much of that reached the station, only the recording officer knows. That deed determined months of hard work being put in by the narcotics bureau- all it took was one man to put all those poisons on the street for children to buy.
Today I saw two people getting married in a church. They were both in their early twenties and probably still studying. The bride walked slowly down the aisle, contemplating her future with her groom. Her father was tentative, not knowing what the future had in store for his only daughter. The groom stood anxiously with the priest and waited. There was no turning back now - this was to be the beginning of a new chapter in their lives. How much everything would change now that they were married; for their sake, I hope they had been true to each other before this, that they did not display facades to shadow their real selves. But both gleamed with joy and love; theirs was going to be a lasting relationship - a scarcity today.
Today I saw a farmer being murdered on his farm. He was an elderly man, probably in his seventies; a widower whose children and grandchildren lived far away. He heard a noise during the night and went outside to investigate, taking his shotgun with him. He saw a figure running through the darkness, but refrained from firing in fear of hurting an innocent party. Another noise came from the cattle barn. He walked as quickly as he could. As he reached the door, he was clubbed from behind. His frail old body could not withstand the blow and he fell pathetically to the floor. The men took his shotgun and raided his house, taking as much as they could.
Today I saw a baby being born. Its mother felt excruciating pain while its father marvelled at the miracle happening before his eyes. He could not come to terms with the fact that it was a product of his devotion to his wife. He also wondered whether this child was going to be the hijacker or the hijacked, the adulterer or the faithful, the bride or the groom, the policeman or the drug-dealer, or the child with the passionate will to succeed .........
