Reflections

 

We are but wealthy beggars

Who know not what it is

To give and forgive

To love and to be loved.

We are men with eyes, yet without sight

Groping in the dark for some light

We are `knowledgeable’ ignoramus

Strayed from the path of truth and right

Polluted are not just water and air

But humankind’s heart and mind

With hatred, jealousy, avarice and all vice

Seek not your happiness in fame and fortune

These are but transient.....

Reflect, introspect.....

Happiness is within, not without.

Wake up O fortunate creations of God

Spread wide your wings of love and humility

Face the truths of your wrong doings –

Just this once

No matter how humiliating, how bitter

If only to seek a path better

Victory is surely yours

For long after you’re gone, you’ll stand tall

Having answered that all-important call.

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