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Boring Existence

August 4, 2015 4 Comments

Boring Existence

By Thriveni C Mysore

We, a group of five friends met at a party. As usual it was ‘all girls talk’. The talk veered towards family life of one of the five, Stella. She said she was blessed with—a caring husband who was a loving father to her two children, comfortable life, hassle free work and a pleasant house. All she was expected to do was to wear an honest smile on her pretty face, day in and day out.

We were very happy for her as she spoke of her good life.

But, she sighed unexpectedly, ‘What a boring existence!’

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  1. sneha says

    August 4, 2015 at 8:37 pm

    shocking!

    Reply
    • thriveni c mysore says

      August 5, 2015 at 9:04 am

      thanks

      Reply
  2. Gary Davison says

    August 5, 2015 at 7:53 am

    Very true at times. When you think someone has it all… something’s missing. Enjoyed it, Thriveni

    Reply
    • thriveni c mysore says

      August 5, 2015 at 9:05 am

      thank you.

      Reply

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