"If I were to write about the
other side of life I would be remiss if not to mention the common man’s
plight to pay his bills and build any security for himself and his family
For in a family, the ups and downs of wage earning is like trying to
calm a cobra on steroids and the hopes of change, even from an unknown source
is like dangling a carrot in front of an ass
He works hard and then harder only to find that his fortune must be
found in something intangible, for his job supplies a little less than the
minimum requirement of satisfaction
With each year’s toil he gains valuable insights and skills and talents
that greatly increase his ability to perform his learned trade and each year
forward makes him one year less needed
As he plateaus he should revel, but plateaus as a working man learns,
is only worth one paycheck ahead and it gets harder to reach as he descends
down the other side of the hill
If it weren’t for silly things like Publishers Clearing House and the
occasional raffle and a gas station lottery ticket, his hope of success would
have been squeezed out of him a half life ago
His longing for success and dreams of fame have been confiscated by
maintenance of the mundane"
Well, what do they say, 'today a rooster, tomorrow a feather duster'. :-)
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