#lookingwithin
Am I really self-centered?
Well, certainly am I not selfish
Always, do I help people in need
And you definitely cannot accuse me of greed
For my family, cousins and friends
My love and care has no end!
Am I really self-centred?
Not boasting, but am I kind
And loyal to a fault
Certainly, am I a compassionate adult
And do my best to empathise with people
As far as possible
Including even those who don't deserve it
Because, I know what it is like
To be ignored or laughed at
Hence, are there certain jokes
For which I do my best
To keep a poker face
Since, I do not appreciate insensitivity
After all, known am I, for my sensitivity!!
Am I really self-centred?
Yes, there are certain times
When I do tend to be self-obsessed
However, not too often do they come
In fact, often has my heart bled
Even when it was not required!!
Am I really self-centred?
Well, many a mistake have I made
However, always do I apologise
And give people space
I don't repeat my mistakes either
Because, truly do I care
For the wellbeing of others!!
Am I really self-centred?
Many a time, have I cried
Even for relatively small things
Doesn't that tell you something?
The fact that I care a lot
About other people's opinions
Should ideally show, that I am self-centred, NOT
In my life, have I learned a lot of lessons
And, over a period of time, changed for the better
Hope this at least provides the answer
To the question I have been repeatedly asking
Genuinely sorry am I, for all the time wasting
However, I am sure you would have understood by now
As to why and how
This issue means so much to me!!
May 19, 2024
May 19, 2024 at 12:45 PM UTC
Howsoever it may look,
it may sound,
But no other way till date,
I have found.
For tasting the heaven,
the God's domain,
Give up the counting ,
what loss or Gain.
For God is not loss and
benifit you count,
Nor he can be bought
what be the amount.
You hear the sound ,
the whistle of train,
But never you find,
the whistle of train.
If candle will try,
for catching the heat ,
And music will try for,
catching drum beat.
Can cloud get success,
in catching the rain?
And can a bird find,
sky the empty terrain.?
Like fish never fathom,
what water what sea,
And fruit seldom find,
the bud and the tree.
For a Fish is in water,
and a bird in sky,
Sea cannot be found ,
whatever fish try.
As breathing not separate
from body from life,
And family just dependent
on part of a wife.
God' business is different,
and different his way,
He is closest of the closest,
and still far away.
A man is not separate,
nor different from God,
No question disecting ,
the source with a sword.
The Proof of heaven is ,
within you my friend,
Just venture your search,
in your heart's terrain.
Ajay Amitabh Suman
Jan 26, 2021
Jan 26, 2021 at 7:53 AM UTC