Friday, 5 February 2016

Then and Now

                                                                                        Photo prompt© Erin Leary
She was utterly disappointed.
I too was taken aback; but more than that I felt let down.
During last ten years I would have spoken of my birthplace at least five hundred times and every time I had spoken of it as if it was Eden on the earth.
‘Everything is so ugly and tearful.’
‘……………….’
“The lake is like a cesspool, no?’
I was lost for words. An old man, overhearing our conversation, volunteered, ‘That’s development…… and the number of sick people in the town will shock you.’ 
We left the place but deep within I felt like crying.
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A post for FridayFictioneers on a picture prompt.

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12 comments:

  1. A Reading Writer5 February 2016 at 14:58

    Uh oh. Developments have destroyed a lot of Edens. This is so relevant. So true.

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  2. Sandra Crook5 February 2016 at 22:11

    Everything changes, that's true.

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  3. Rochelle Wisoff-Fields5 February 2016 at 23:02

    Dear Arora,

    Change isn't always for the better.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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  4. brudberg6 February 2016 at 02:37

    All to true.. A sad world we live in... But I guess people need houses.

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    1. i b arora6 February 2016 at 09:15

      yes we do need 'development', thanks for stopping by

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  5. Gah Learner7 February 2016 at 04:52

    We can never go back, only in our memories. Sad and poignant story.

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  6. margirene9 February 2016 at 10:54

    The places we remember are never quite as wonderful when we go back - even without the horrible development your character witnesses. Well told.

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