A day or two ago
heard a story of long ago
when men used to work manually
with no electricity to help them
and no other gadgets to assist them.
getting up early in the morn
walked to the place of work
with meals wrapped in leaves
toiled the whole day
and had complete rest in the evening
with no other distractions
except the weekly fair
and the street dramas enacted
then and there with songs
without any orchestra
only the drum and the conch
that lent the beats
They were healthy and robust
eating all natural food mostly raw
vegetables fresh from the farm
supplemented by fruits and grains .
Their life was easy and lovely
and they did live long
passing at the right age
as no medical facilities prevailed
facilitating a prolong and an extension
perhaps it was an intentional
giving way to the next generation
