A beautiful poem that everyone needs to read, globally in general and we, Indians in particular.....
THINK INSIDE THE BOX
Let's put things back
Inside the box
Pull down the shutters
and bring out the locks.
The processions, the garlands,
the loudness, the noise.
The drum rolls, the traffic, the
politicians's toys.
That statue of Mary,
the frenzied whipping and blood,
The colourful buntings,
those idols of mud.
The cries of the maulvi
ripping the dawn,
The garbage of crackers
littering the lawn.
The bleating of goats -
a chorus halaal,
The groping of women -
in public they're maal!
Can we put our religion
firmly back in our home.
It's becoming quite rabid -
a street dog with foam!
Back in our hearts,
back in silence, our mind
in the quietest corner
we can possibly find.
Converse with our God,
or our conscience in peace,
Standing or sitting,
or down on our knees.
Nobody needs to know
what we worship or believe,
The intricate patterns
of devotion we weave.
It's a private affair
like the party you vote,
The motherly cow,
or the sacrificial goat.
Worship or not,
keep it within your walls,
Bring out your beads
or dress up your dolls.
Sing softly to the One,
offer prayers and incense,
Keep it silent and strong,
or quiet and intense.
Don't spill on the streets,
don't scream on the speaker,
Don't hassle the neighbour,
don't prey on the weaker.
Think for a minute,
could all of us be calm
They all will prefer that
Allah, Jesus and Ram.
Spend a day saying thanks -
let the loudness be spared
He can hear you quite clearly -
not hearing impaired!
Whether saffron or green,
rainbow or white,
Put it back in the box folks -
and shut the lid tight.
Tailpiece.
Got up on the dot at 6, went through the chores and were ready well in time. The Rajah Hospital medical team - consisting of Grishma and Shakila - came by at 7 to collect Lekha's samples. Had dropped my walk due to it. The results are more or less normal with the following, requiring the doctor's attention:-
(a) the WBC count has been declining steadily (Is it because of the tapering of dosage of
Lupivestin?
(b) the TSH reading 7.2 is higher than the normal (Does the dosage of Thyrox-50 need to be
reduced?
(c) the haemoglobin count is at 11.4, which is less and the ESR is high at 34.
We are, now, ready to meet up with Lekha's doctor on the 7th!
Lekha had gone to the Mammiyoor Siva kshethram, around a half past 9, as part of her weekly tryst. She'd, then, gone to offer condolences and spend time with her friend, Asha, who'd lost her father recently.
A quiet day, otherwise!
THINK INSIDE THE BOX
Let's put things back
Inside the box
Pull down the shutters
and bring out the locks.
The processions, the garlands,
the loudness, the noise.
The drum rolls, the traffic, the
politicians's toys.
That statue of Mary,
the frenzied whipping and blood,
The colourful buntings,
those idols of mud.
The cries of the maulvi
ripping the dawn,
The garbage of crackers
littering the lawn.
The bleating of goats -
a chorus halaal,
The groping of women -
in public they're maal!
Can we put our religion
firmly back in our home.
It's becoming quite rabid -
a street dog with foam!
Back in our hearts,
back in silence, our mind
in the quietest corner
we can possibly find.
Converse with our God,
or our conscience in peace,
Standing or sitting,
or down on our knees.
Nobody needs to know
what we worship or believe,
The intricate patterns
of devotion we weave.
It's a private affair
like the party you vote,
The motherly cow,
or the sacrificial goat.
Worship or not,
keep it within your walls,
Bring out your beads
or dress up your dolls.
Sing softly to the One,
offer prayers and incense,
Keep it silent and strong,
or quiet and intense.
Don't spill on the streets,
don't scream on the speaker,
Don't hassle the neighbour,
don't prey on the weaker.
Think for a minute,
could all of us be calm
They all will prefer that
Allah, Jesus and Ram.
Spend a day saying thanks -
let the loudness be spared
He can hear you quite clearly -
not hearing impaired!
Whether saffron or green,
rainbow or white,
Put it back in the box folks -
and shut the lid tight.
Tailpiece.
Got up on the dot at 6, went through the chores and were ready well in time. The Rajah Hospital medical team - consisting of Grishma and Shakila - came by at 7 to collect Lekha's samples. Had dropped my walk due to it. The results are more or less normal with the following, requiring the doctor's attention:-
(a) the WBC count has been declining steadily (Is it because of the tapering of dosage of
Lupivestin?
(b) the TSH reading 7.2 is higher than the normal (Does the dosage of Thyrox-50 need to be
reduced?
(c) the haemoglobin count is at 11.4, which is less and the ESR is high at 34.
We are, now, ready to meet up with Lekha's doctor on the 7th!
Lekha had gone to the Mammiyoor Siva kshethram, around a half past 9, as part of her weekly tryst. She'd, then, gone to offer condolences and spend time with her friend, Asha, who'd lost her father recently.
A quiet day, otherwise!
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