With great precision, he turned the steering wheel gracefully as he shifted the gear with great accuracy to adjust to the vehicle's appropriate speed in an effort to avoid the cutting vehicle and as well, for smooth driving. Needless to say, with his propensity in driving, he must have been not only an experienced driver but a veteran one. His oak skin tone; his embossed veins, from his hands to his arms, which are faithful in delivering blood and other nutrients to the most used parts of his body; his calm appearance that concludes he is ages away from juvenile; his wrinkled skin that are so prominent and definite in his forehead and temples; his shabby clothes and unkempt hair -- all which leaves strong and robust clues to the kind of life he is living. He is a man who works hard daily in order to earn a living to feed some hungry mouths -- my mainstream judgment to this type of employee. Judging his aura, he is a man with a milestone capacity. He have charms by the way he entertains his passengers with humor and social skill. He is not just a typical man compared to the idea you have of a public vehicle driver. When you look at him, you will know that there is something mysterious and cryptic about him, that he is different than the rest of the public vehicle drivers.
His eyes cast a weary and exhausted look but his whole figure shows that he can still work and that he should still work. He began spilling some excerpts of his life to entertain the passenger in the passenger's seat and as well as to halt the ennui of his tiresome job. As a man, he is the breadwinner of the family. He is scared to attempt not working at all with fear that he would die in hunger although he has tried before. He had learned his lesson the hard way, he jokingly said but it was distinct that he is coming from somewhere. "Being idle will bring you no food and income", he cited a proverb from the Bible. These words sprung from his lips without friction but were intended. As a passenger, I listened carefully to his rants and musings and expected that there was something precious about his stories. The way the man looks, you may not take him seriously, but he is a man who still has marked pride and dignity, even so little.
Educated, ethical, and honorable, these are what describe him when he was in his early years. He was reared by the grace of well-off parents who had given him the privilege of getting high class education. He was brought up with appropriate conduct and right manners and he lived a life away from his current state. He managed to finish school with flying colors and he had earned a degree which promised him a successful career. He was on the hands of good employment which eventually steered his life in a richer turn. Because he was made wealthy, he had indulged in different affairs and had enjoyed the luxury of spending money on non-necessities. He was too preoccupied with the idea that his wealth was infinite or so he thought. He embraced wealth fully that indeed, he was made to believe that his rich life was a diamond that would go on forever. This kind of life went on smoothly for him but not for so long. Like in the movies, not all endings are happy. He lost majority of his possessions of which cause was not disclosed. Tried and tested, he was not that mighty as he had thought.
He paused for a moment and took a deep breath. I was puzzled with his sudden inscrutable silence. His steady and serious expression concluded that he is still wallowing in major regret. The depth of his expirations were hypothetical of a deep sorrow. Even though he braved not to express any mourning on his situation, I know that he was mourning silently for the loss of his wealth, which was his everything.
As I set out and walk while watching him collect more passengers, I felt thirsty for his sad but interesting story. Even though the story may not go on, I believe that he is swimming in pool of regrets. He almost had everything, but money is not everything. Life is indeed tricky with the timing of turning the wheel of fate. But one thing I know of and it is to never hold on dearly to material possessions. Money is not a human's lifeline that when it is gone, life becomes meaningless. We must keep in mind that there are more important things than money and wealth, and those things are indispensable and are far more precious than any diamonds...
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