These two men from the sub-continent, most probably workers living alone in the UAE, were walking together on the
Sharjah Corniche. One of them was collecting shells while the other seemed lost in thoughts...maybe of the family left behind in Pakistan.
You see so many of these guys in the UAE - caught between the promise of a better life in the UAE and money for the family, and the loneliness of leaving loved ones behind to venture out on your own to a country which needs your skills but doesn't want you to be an integrated part of it.
ReplyDeleteHow true NZM, you see lots of people everyday building a country, working in it, spending their entire lives here and still not belonging. Great picture and thought Shaira.
ReplyDeleteI know, whenever I see them that is all I can think of, the sad, empty gaze.
ReplyDeleteThe pic and the comments make it a very poignant post...
ReplyDeleteThanks :)
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