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  The voices said you needed shoes. Friends! You will be surprised to know that we have just one pair of shoes in our home for use. When I go out, others will wait for my return so that they can go, and sometimes I have to wait for the same reason. Not that we can’t afford to buy another pair of shoes, but rather we have enough shoes of different styles and patterns, but those are not fit for our feet. Some are ugly, others are uncomfortable, some others create blisters, some are loose, and some are very tight. Again, some others have that damn Velcro, damaging saree-s. We have rain-boots, flats, sandals, heels, flip-flops, and dance shoes. Those are just a few of hundreds. Aha! What a wonderful collection, but of no use for us! Sometimes excess becomes a notorious symbol of status. When Imelda Marcos, the First Lady of the Philippines, fled her country, journalists breathlessly reported that she had left behind 3,000 pairs of shoes. Not to such extent, time and again, we distrib...