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Dark clouds and silver linings

Today I heard about a grand wedding of an Indian tycoon (Ambani's son) from a friend of mine, and he showed me some videos of it too. He said famous and powerful people from around the world have been invited to it, and the cost of the event was going to be several Billions (of Indian Rupees or USD, I don't know). If you think about it, India is a country with a higher population of substandard living conditions. There are innocent and miserable children who are forced to work for a mere subsistence, being deprived of education, health facilities, and food and water. I remember a movie based on a true story in which Akshey Kumar was playing the leading role where he makes sanitary towels (pads) for poor women who could not afford it. In such a country, a single wedding event spends billions of money. What a crappy world we are living! You could imagine how much wealth this family has amassed. On the other, this "mental disease" of exorbitant spending must be highly we

a lovely song by Lakshman (with English translation)

I like this song very much. I like the lyrics, I like the music, I like the singer. Therefore I thought of translating it into English because I'd like if the whole world listen, enjoy, and understand it.

translation:

Who sees through things as they are
Who lives happily with what they have
Who took the ground as the comfortable bed
Oh alas! Where to find such people resembling the Sun these days...

In a world where the ground and the sky alike are being plotted into blocks
In times when the virtues of humanity rest in title deeds
Yet, they came to console troubled minds
Oh alas! Where to find such people like fragrant flowers now
In times the eyes are blindfolded with wealth
In a world where suffering in life is not seen
They came like good news muttered to heal the souls
Oh alas! Where to find such people like the soothing Moon now
Oh alas! Such people like the mighty Sun are rarer to find.
Oh alas! Such people like fragrant flowers are rarer to find
Oh alas! Such people like the soothing Moon are rarer to find