Problem of Plenty

After giving the festive season a miss in twenty-twenty,

We’re all set, to get back to small gatherings with a safe entry;

Whether it is eating, greeting or meeting,

The portion sizes have surged from basic to big;

After the season of home-made Dalgona coffee and baked banana bread,

We’re back to relishing the chef-cooked meals and so much more unsaid;

Immunity boosters and Nani Maa’s kaadha have taken a back-seat,

The comfortable home slippers have been replaced by the heels that tire the feet;

Trying and buying of Diwali outfits won’t stop,

There’s no way the market of fancy lights and candles would see a drop;

The spend on mithai will again be much more than one family can consume,

Buying crackers and new vehicles will once again resume;

Leisure travel wouldn’t stop even at the cost of multiple PCR tests,

Airlines and hotels are back in business accepting special requests from their guests;

Well! Of course, we deserve to do all of the above and much more,

But we must not forget why Corona did knock on our door;

When we go beyond the basic, defying all laws of nature,

Life has its own way to pause, to show us the true picture;

Also reminding us of what’s written in our scriptures;

If ever again we land up in a world that looks like twenty-twenty,

Remember we must, that we have created a ‘Problem of Plenty’.

Reap the consequences of anything over-done,

Repenting for it later is sure no fun!

#SimpleLiving #ConsciousLiving

Oct 20, 2021

Nidhi