neelwrites/love!now,what’sthat?FFfAW/100words/03/10/2017

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FFfAW Challenge-Week of October 3, 2017

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Love! Now, what’s that monkey?

By Neel Anil Panicker

Rasheed looked across at the lone child amongst the protestors.

“At her age, she should be in school, learning the alphabets.”

‘Oh, is that what you think. That six year olds have no business hitting the streets, holding placards twice their own heights, smearing it with ‘Love’ messages scrawled in tiny distinctive lettering.  Is that what you really think, husband dear of fifty odd years?’

“No, not at all. I’m just ashamed of us adults; at what we have made of God’s beautiful paradise. Instead of bequeathing them a world brimming with love, we’re gifting our children hate-filled fiery hells.”

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17 thoughts on “neelwrites/love!now,what’sthat?FFfAW/100words/03/10/2017”

  1. JS Brand
    October 3, 2017 at 12:14 pm

    Nail hit squarely on head Neel. We’ll done.

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    1. neeltheauthor
      October 3, 2017 at 12:18 pm

      Thanks a lot, JS.

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    2. neeltheauthor
      October 3, 2017 at 2:39 pm

      Thanks JS.

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  2. Iain Kelly
    October 3, 2017 at 1:47 pm

    A painful truth. How can we expect our children to be better than us with the example we are setting them?

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  3. neeltheauthor
    October 3, 2017 at 2:40 pm

    Exactly what legacies are we leaving behind for our future generations.

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  4. yarnspinnerr
    October 3, 2017 at 2:43 pm

    Unfortunately love and materialism has a inverse relationship. Wonderful take.

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    1. neeltheauthor
      October 3, 2017 at 2:45 pm

      How true in today’s highly materialistic age. Thanks YS.

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  5. Kalpana Solsi
    October 3, 2017 at 3:51 pm

    This is a scary world as the children are not inheriting love but something evil and dangerous. You have sent a very strong message, Neel.

    https://ideasolsi65.blogspot.in/2017/10/shielded.html

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    1. neeltheauthor
      October 3, 2017 at 3:59 pm

      It is a very horrific world we are leaving behind.

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  6. Rosemary Carlson
    October 3, 2017 at 4:13 pm

    Beautiful, Neel, and such an appropriate week in the U.S. for you to write this. Thank you.

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    1. neeltheauthor
      October 4, 2017 at 2:48 am

      Thanks Rosemary.

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  7. Moon
    October 3, 2017 at 7:46 pm

    so very well written.

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    1. neeltheauthor
      October 4, 2017 at 2:49 am

      Thanks Moon.

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  8. Priceless Joy
    October 4, 2017 at 3:09 am

    OH so true! Now we just all need to do something to change that. Great story Neel!

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    1. neeltheauthor
      October 4, 2017 at 4:35 am

      Absolutely, and it has happen from within and fast Thanks PJ.

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  9. The Chad
    October 4, 2017 at 8:33 pm

    Lovely story Neel. I really like the way the “…husband dear of fifty odd years?” line reads in my head.

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    1. neeltheauthor
      October 5, 2017 at 3:42 am

      Thanks a lot, Chad.

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