Abide, O Dear Redeemer!

Tobacco causes cancer!

“Hey, it is written on the box! His voice was quivering.”

“Fuck man! Who cares?”

“No but... cancer?! I should have seen it before.”

“Coward! You would have stopped smoking for that? Seriously?”

“Goodness!, you won't understand!”

“What? How a picture of infected lungs can scare the hell out of you?”

“Damn! It's the same box... but never noticed it!”
“What would you do? Raise awareness? Stop smoking? Take legal actions against the manufacturers?”

A short pause. The church bell chimed.

He looked at his coffin and smiled.

“Dude, I could have lived a few extra years!”

For Whom The Bell Tolls

It's raining hard. I'm standing in a lone corner of the garden, staring at her for a long time. Will I go and propose to her? Will she accept it after so many years? Her husband and kids are there with her. Her family friends are also present. I cannot ruin her life like this! I definitely can't!

Damn! Why did I waste all these years and what am I doing here now? She could have been mine 8 years back on that rainy day in college. But, I was too busy with my career...

No! I cannot wait any longer. I don't care about social barriers. I need to confess my love to her. I need to let her know I'm still there for her...

I make up my mind and slowly walk towards her.

But it was too late. By then, the old priest had already covered her coffin!