The document discusses how things that seem permanent and everlasting are actually transient and subject to change. It provides numerous examples of natural phenomena, objects, and the human body that experience transformations from their prime state to deterioration or demise over time, highlighting how little can be taken for granted and how everything is ephemeral.
1. WHO COULD HAVE EVER IMAGINED
Who could have ever imagined that the flower so redolent and fresh in the morning;
would one day collapse towards the ground in a shriveled heap?
Who could have ever imagined that the grass so green and lush in bustling autumn;
would resemble a ghastly brown in the middle of inclement winter?
Who could have ever imagined that the waves swirling vivaciously in the heart of the
ocean; would be frigid streams of water as they reached the silver shorelines?
Who could have ever imagined that the poignant candle flames illuminating the
atmosphere; would eventually die a cowardly death with the slightest of breeze?
Who could have ever imagined that the succulent fruit of raspberry; would
gruesomely rot and decay in an ambience of dead straw?
Who could have ever imagined that the immaculate and crisp fabric of shirt in the
morning; would develop a plethora of blotches after undergoing the tyranny of the
day?
Who could have ever imagined that the profoundly scintillating chain of white silver;
would one day evolve peels of deplorable rust?
Who could have ever imagined that the milk so revitalizing and tingling; would transit
into bitter cream; after a few hours of exposure in stringent light?
Who could have ever imagined that the formidable fortress constructed of exquisite
quality iron and mortar; would one day lie blended with the dust; after undergoing the
aftermath of a devastating earthquake?
Who could have ever imagined that the cluster of teeth so scintillating and white at
dawn; would transit their demeanor into a pallid yellow after consuming the first meal
of the day?
Who could have ever imagined that the crystalline gurgling stream cascading down
mountain slopes in the peak of monsoon; would be a mere trickle of its original self
in acerbic heat of summer?
Who could have ever imagined that crimson blood circulating rampantly through the
veins; would metamorphose itself into a colorless liquid; when struck with deadly
cancer?
Who could have ever imagined that the appetizing slice of toast dipped in
mesmerizing marmalade; would transform into a lackluster chunk of bread; after
2. marathon time of proximity with the mosquitoes?
Who could have ever imagined that the jungle looking so enchanting in daylight;
would be a ghastly black soon after stars appeared in the firmament of sky?
Who could have ever imagined that the luxury sedan embodied with glistening
interiors and lightening speeds; would be deserted on the solitary pavement;
squelched to threadbare junk after the gruesome accident?
Who could have ever imagined that the eyes so exuberant and lively in the morning;
would become overwhelmingly dreary and blurred; as nightfall strangulated the light
in entirety?
Who could have ever imagined that stupendously melodious tunes of music
emanating from the throat; would after a while become discordantly appalling when
the vocal chords were exhausted?
Who could have ever imagined that sparkling and transparent patches of sky; would
wholesomely lose their entity; after being inundated with ominous clouds; suddenly
without any sort of prior notice?
And who could have ever imagined that man so robust and bustling in youthful
fervor; would one day lie buried in his corpse; waiting for the Creator to recreate
him again?