Life is a lottery ticket

LIFE IS A LOTTERY TICKET

 

Life is a lottery ticket

for if I was born in nobility

I shall never be poor

if I was born in a paupers house

I shall be nothing more than a

pauper myself

 

Life is a lottery ticket

For if I was born in the US

I will never be a beggar

if  I was born in the slums of Mumbai

I would be one among the millions of faceless children

 

Life is a lottery ticket

for if was born in a religious home

only love would be showered on me

If I was born in a drunkards home

I would be scarred in violence

 

Life is a lottery ticket

For if I was born

in a place full of hospitals

I will not die before I mutter my first words

But if I was born in a place with no hospitals

I might not be that lucky

 

Life is a lottery ticket

for if I was born in a place of enlightenment

I will myself gain enlightenment

if I was born in a place of ignorance

I shall only contribute to that ignorance

 

Life is a lottery ticket

For I was born in a city

I would represent the future

if I was born in a village

I would only be at best a part

of the past

 

Life is a lottery ticket

and I thank god

for awarding me with one