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Real Need

By pkroutray

Thu, 30 Jan 2014
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Real Need

P K Routray

From the need to survive

to the greed of luxury to live

a voyage tempts the man in delusion

to embark upon it to reach his destination

of getting happiness, peace and bliss of life

but instead it takes him to sorrows, sufferings and strife.

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