Passing by the TV last night,
a scene from 'Mahadev' caught my sight.
Lord of the gods shared his perspective,
on what the great should have as their objective.
He who holds ground in bad times is good,
but he who holds ground in better times is great.
I don't know of the fellow actors on his set,
But I definitely took this bait.
My mind wandered, to places far and near,
is there someone or something, that has such mindgear?
And then this sight came to my mind,
of a lake, of a tree and of water all around.
Look at this tree, one and all,
in the middle of a lake it stands tall.
so much water around, and all the calm and peace,
surviving in this place is such an ease.
so, is this tree great?
yes, yes, it is great.
Abundance of water doesn't waver its roots,
they don't surface to show off,
they don't surface in greed,
they don't lose ground when the land is moist,
they still know their righteous place,
and they stay rooted, they stay deep.
In spring, this tree doesn't give up to blossom,
and when the fruits bear, it doesn't forget to share.
When the wind blows, it still sways,
To the rising sun, its leaves still embrace.
That is Greatness,
which doesn't lose its compassion, kindness and function, when surrounded by abundance.
That is Greatness,
which doesn't forget where its roots are-and-should-be, when nasty greed is such an easy choice.
That is Greatness,
which doesn't sway with changing moistness of circumstances.
That is Greatness,
which doesn't forget to swing and sway with loved ones for a little leisure.
That is Greatness,
which doesn't stop taking in fresh and new intakes for its growth.
That is Greatness indeed !!
- Parsooram
