A Little Too Late

The advent of technology has changed our lives in so many ways. Medical advancement has prolonged and saved lives. Diseases such as tuberculosis, measles, small pox that were synonymous with death are contained because of medical advancement. So is human population. Such an irony now that human lives are diminishing on an accelerated pace because medical emergency is overwhelmed and medical urgency has been deliberately slowed down.

The fragility of life is even more frightening now. I thought I was well stocked with my favorite delights in my freezer to find out the defrost timer is semi-working as ice is forming underneath. The freezer is the most valuable possession at home right now and if it breaks down, that will be my food pandemic. I felt empty after knowing it. Not sure to fill that emptiness with a cry or a laugh. Why did I drive so many hours to create this stockpile when these possessions will rot anytime. I do not know when there will be a power outage, when will the defrost timer give up its life, and if it could be repaired, when will the repairman attend to it during this weird time? Why did I not think of that before hoarding? All these questions are beckoning me a little too late!

Greed deters all these questions from surfacing in my quest to satisfy my desires. I have unconsciously created a new baggage to carry on my shoulders. The message to me is to be content with what is already there and be thankful to have the grocery stores nearby. Millions are hungry. A little too late in this realization but better late than never!