When I was a child.....

When I was a child, I always thought good people were respected

When I grew up a little, I thought intelligent people were respected,

When I grew up a little more, I thought smart people were respected,

When I grew up still some more, I thought rich people were respected,

It has now turned out that people aren’t respected, it’s just money

Some more money, and yet some more of it.

When I was a child, I always thought innocent people were loved,

When I grew up a little, I thought hard working people were loved,

When I grew up a little more, I thought sincere people were loved,

When I grew up still some more, I thought people at high position were loved,

It has now turned out that people aren’t respected, it’s just power

Some more power, and yet some more of it.

When I was a child, I always thought life was all about my chocolates and butterscotch,

When I grew up a little, I thought life was about my dreams and desires,

When I grew up a little more, I thought life was about happiness of my loved ones,

When I grew up still some more, I thought life was about uprightness and his blessings,

It has now turned out that there are some, for whom, life is but a choice between survival and survival.

When I was a child, I always thought, I could be innocent forever,

When I grew up a little, I thought, I could be good forever,

When I grew up a little more, I thought, I could be honest forever,

When I grew some more, I thought, I could be ethical forever,

It has now turned out that, it is, but a choice between being bad and pretending to be good.

When I was a child, I always thought I was free,

When I grew up a little, I thought my senses were bound by my childlike wishes,

When I grew up a little more, I thought my heart was bound by love,

When I grew some more, I thought my mind was bound by respect,

It has now turned out that my soul is forged with the chains of selfishness, greed, wants and desires.