Category: Philosophy

You can see and have God…

Good morning friends,

Even though God has no birthday or end,
The idea of God sees changes as it must.
It has kept pace with the modern trend,
And has emerged as a concept most robust.
The core idea of God remains intact:
God is not just an idea but is a fact.

Hence, in keeping with modern times* I propose,
That God not belong to just a few but to everyone.
Not just sages who lived in caves and wore saffron clothes.
Who was hard to please and harder to be won.
Let’s just think of God as a friend,
Upon whom you can always depend.

You won’t have to go to a mountain or stand on your head,
To somehow obtain Him as Lifetime Achievement.
Live forever with Him, wake up and go to bed,
Let Him be present in happiness and bereavement.
Let Him not be seated on a throne,
Sit with Him and don’t leave Him alone.

Include Him in when taking Selfies or pictures,
Take Him for a swim and go with Him for a run.
Don’t always quote about Him some verse from the scriptures.
Let God be a daily joy, let God be everyday fun.
“God, I won’t merge with you on my dying day;
I have you as constant companion every moment of everyday.”

*Modern times: Things which were meant for a few are now easily accessible by the masses; eg, photography and publishing.

…any which way you choose to.

Take your time ascertaining facts…

Good morning friends,

I am not amused anymore,
To see people having different views of the same thing.
I recall some facts about which we once swore,
And now no credibility on the table they bring.
Different people, different times, different situations,
Can lend to most things different interpretations.

My experience is that even ‘facts’ do change,
Something that we thought only to fiction.
Now I no longer find it rare and strange,
That I only imagined what I was sure was conviction.
I now keep for errors a margin,
Something that earlier I could never imagine.

With better knowledge I am not so sure as I once was,
I have now the humility that I lacked.
Now I listen, weigh it in my mind and pause,
Before I declare anything as ‘truth’ or ‘fact’.
There is a thin line separating facts from illusion,
Hence take your time before jumping to conclusion.

….things are often different from what they appear to be.

A Complex is actually very Simple indeed….

Good morning friends,

A ‘Complex’ is really very simple indeed,
You’re thinking too much of people around.
One way in which, of it, you can be freed,
Is if love for yourself you have found.
Everyone has some unique talent,
Find yours and you can become gallant.

Inferiority and Superiority are main complexes,
Actually the origin of both is the same.
Both are well entrenched into our reflexes,
Both eventually lead to feeling of shame.
If you try to focus on yourself,
You can put both these on the shelf.

God has made each one of us as important,
Neither more in comparison nor less.
There is no cause for us to feel unimportant,
Or with our supremacy try to impress.
Believe that God made each of us,
There is no minus, there is no plus.

It also gives us a chance to learn from others,
All of them are created by the same God.
All are our own sisters and brothers,
No one is perfect no one is totally flawed.
Trust in God makes you rid your complex,
Trust in God makes you stay at the apex. 

….you are thinking too much of others.

Losing an argument is very small….

Good morning friends,

Afraid of losing an argument?
Remember, it’s not such a great deal.
Why give yourself a punishment,
By trying to go through the ordeal.
Those who adore you will always do so,
By losing an argument their respect you don’t forego.

No one can be right all the time,
It takes greatness to accept an error.
To lose an argument is no great crime.
You don’t have to fill the other with terror.
When you allow the other party to win,
Your journey to greatness you begin.

In the long run you’ll see the other is the loser,
For you would have learnt many a new thing.
You would have lost if you were the abuser,
Or had to only your view continued to cling.
A speaker never learns as much,
That a listener can learn as such.

What matters is whether you earned or lost respect,
Whilst avoiding to be seen as a fool.
No one cares whether you are proved correct.
But they notice if you actually lost your cool.
An argument is a very small thing to lose,
But to lose dignity don’t ever choose.

….in comparison to losing dignity.

What if God hadn’t created Love?

Good morning friends,

What if God hadn’t created Love,
And we were to dissipate even more time on War?
We would have made extinct the bird called Dove,
And replaced it with the fiercest dinosaur.
The expression “until we meet again”,
Would have been replaced with “until we beat again.”

Everyone would be suspicious of all the others,
No one would be prepared for a sacrifice.
No one would have heard of dads, moms, sisters and brothers,
Everything would’ve been sold for a price.
“Sealed with a kiss” won’t stick,
It’d probably be, “Sealed with a kick.”

No one would stop to think of God, the Creator,
It would have been probably God, the Destroyer,
He would have assumed the role of a dictator,
Specialising in becoming a super annoyer.
The world would have ended with Big Bang,
Sermon on the Mount would be a harangue.

What a scary scenario, you must think,
Everyone living on Earth as if in Hell,
Everyone plotting to kill and hoodwink,
There would be no music, only death knell.
Love, to prevent this nightmare,
Love, and don’t fall prey to this scare.

But God Himself is Love.

Is God just a concept?

Let’s (just for argument) think of God as just a concept,
Well, it is the best we have ever conceived.
For eons in its warmth and safety we are kept.
It has helped all those who believed.
This is the best thing I love about God,
Even as an idea it is not flawed.

Any which way you look at it,
Both God and His concept are great.
Thanks to either, our life’s path is lit,
It is not even worth having a debate.
If you believe, you are never at a loss.
If you don’t, you are not put on a cross.

Even if you think of Him or It as a Force,
It is still worth have It in your mind,
Someone must have been all universe’s source,
Someone must have been the origin of mankind.
Let’s say everything was self created,
And God we have wrongly celebrated.

It has taught people to be loving and good,
Has that done mankind any wrong?
Thousands of evils the world withstood,
People have rejoiced that to God they belong.
God, thank you for being there for us,
And your idea for those who debate and discuss.

No, but even as a concept, it is good.

Unable to cope with changed circumstances?

Good morning friends,

When circumstances around you have changed,
And newer forces against you are ranged.
Your moral and physical courage would see you through.
And would tell you what you are required to do.

That and your abiding faith in God,
Is a combination that anyone would applaud.
If you’ve trained your mind not to admit defeat,
At all times victory would fall at your feet.

You can be sure God has actually selected you.
To see if to yourself and Him you can be true.
You should neither fail yourself nor Him,
Even when chances of success appear to be dim.

Stand up and meet each challenge in the eye,
Trust Him and be determined to give it a try.
Seeing your resolve He’d decide to hold your hand,
And you’d see it works out better than you planned.

Look within and find Courage and God.

There is no cause for worry in God’s world….

Good morning friends,

Sometimes we begin to unnecessarily worry,
About what is happen to loved ones and us;
It appears as if the future, to us, is blurry,
Fear of the unknown goads us to make fuss.
Actually nothing is unknown or unexpected,
Everything by God has already been directed.

Many times we pretend that we don’t know,
And try to convert our fear into hope;
“Sorry, God, in responding to it I was slow,
I was actually preparing for how to cope.”
So, where does worrying come into it?
It’s a known fact that we have to admit.

God can give and He can take away too,
Worrying is non-understanding of this fact;
We already know what exactly for us is due,
And in most cases we also know its impact.
“God, I accept your command with humility,
Of worrying, I already know the futility.”

….since nothing is ever unexpected.

With God….

Good morning friends,

Where there is a will there is a way,
When there is night, there is always a day.
Up always follows down,
Smile soon replaces frown,
Just trust God and let Him have His way.

In periods of darkness let Him be your guide,
Enjoy happy moments with Him on your side.
Just let Him in your heart,
Don’t ever let Him depart,
And take autumns and springs in your stride.

When God is with you, there is always a way,
All you have to do is to do your best and pray.
Suddenly there is sun,
And the rain is done,
And the dark clouds move far far away.

….there is always a way.

Are you born to do….

Good morning friends,

If you want strongly can you fly?
Can you live in water if you try?
What’s the most difficult thing you can think of,
That you must be able to do before you die?

Has past precedence limited you too?
If no one could fly how could you?
Or do you think if you unleash your mind,
You can actually pull off a real coup?

There is no limit to human endeavour,
People have done things they thought they’d never.
Think of all the ‘impossible’ things people have done?
When there was no chance whatsoever.

Think of all the things you were born to do,
Before any constraints you ever knew.
There was no death, nothing was impossible.
Everything was within reach, everything was true.

….only what others have already done?

God gives us everything we need….

Good morning friends,

I had a dream….
God was pouring
Into our glasses
And we all forgot
To say ‘enough’.

I had a dream….
God gave us
Everything we wanted
And we still thought
Our times were rough.

I had a dream….
God was standing
Close to us
But we failed to recognise
Him as such.

I had a dream….
God was speaking
To us everyday
But, we couldn’t
Understand Him much.

I had a dream….
Most of us
Wasted the Time
That God gave us
With an aim in mind.

I had a dream….
And yet He loved us
And forgave us
And we found Him
Understanding and kind.

I had a dream….
About my dream
Competing with reality
And making it seem
It was really true.

I had a dream….
That it wasn’t too late
To start again
And make a life
That was so new.

I had a dream….
That dreams were
Never a substitute
For firm action
That was required.

I had a dream….
And chucked it
Out of the window
And lo and behold
I was inspired.

….and yet we are not satisfied.

Let alone advanced subjects….

Good morning friends,

If Right and Wrong were so easy to discern,
Why would the world see wars and conflicts?
The same lessons we learn and unlearn,
Many a Christ we still put on the crucifix.

Same is the case with Evil and Good,
We are more than sure of our own stand.
But, why is it that no one has understood,
How often, because of it, we get into quick-sand?

Next time when you are faced with the choice,
How about taking a little time to decide?
Delay your decision before you give it voice,
See to it that you have viewed each side.

Good and Evil, Right and Wrong,
Also depend upon time and place,
Even if, to decide, it seems to take long,
Do remember there is actually no race.

If not anything, please display the humility,
To accept that each is not writ in stone.
Everyone of us has his own view and ability,
That should be a society’s backbone.

….after thousands of years, we have still to sort out the basics.

To err is human….

Good morning friends,

If you think you made a terrible mistake,
That’s filled you now with deep regret;
You can certainly avoid the heartbreak,
For God gives you time to introspect.
Don’t hold yourself in perennial spite,
A mistake can always be set right.

No one is God, nobody is perfect,
‘To err is human’ is an old refrain.
Everyone can get wiser in retrospect,
“I never err”; ah, you can’t be so vain.
It’s better to have erred when intention is right,
Than not to have done anything, being full of fright.

Treat others’ mistakes with similar stance,
Think that you could have done them too.
They too, like you, deserve a second chance,
Don’t give them the final disparaging view.
Before long, they would make amends,
And you would continue being friends.

Honest mistakes are part of life,
There is no need to make a huge fuss.
Making amends can avoid the strife,
And can even result in unexpected plus.
Great learning experiences are mistakes,
Don’t treat them as unwanted headaches.

….to forgive divine.

“Those who obtain God….

Good morning friends,

As soon as human beings, on earth, are born,
And indeed even before we leave mother’s womb;
To the cycle of hunger and thirst we are sworn,
Often adding to our dissatisfaction and gloom.
And such longing is not just for basic needs,
It also includes our desires and greeds.

No matter how rich and powerful you become,
Such hunger and thirst never leaves you;
You don’t find anyone who doesn’t succumb,
These are overcome by the rare and the few.
How can one ever be happy and satisfied?
All one’s efforts are gradually nullified.

The Name of God* is the only true solution,
To the eternal problems of hunger and thirst;
Each one of us is in a state of destitution**,
Until we think of God in everything first.
“God for tomorrow and its needs I don’t pray,
Let me be happy and content just for today.”

I hunger and thirst only for you, my God,
You are my only and true emancipation;
Without you, I am often sad and overawed,
With you I can happily face starvation.
If Krishna could feed thousands from the same bowl***,
Surely, you can provide me enough for body and soul.

*Name of God = different for different people. In Sri Guru Granth Sahib, for example, it is mentioned as Hari.
**state of destitution = normally poverty in material things. Here, I have included spiritual things too.
***Krishna feeding from same bowl = As described in Mahabharta, in order to save the honour of Draupadi, Krishna took a single of rice from the Akshyapatra (bowl given to  the Pandavas) and that was enough to deed Duravasa and all the sages.

….don’t hunger and thirst anymore.”

Happy Birthday Mom….

Good morning friends,

For a mother her child is the most beautiful,
Do children think the same of their mother?
Are there children who are always dutiful,
And are sure their moms are like no other?
God couldn’t be everywhere,
So He sent mothers to be there.

Not just my own, all mothers are the same,
Each one gives Life just like the Creator;
She may not give her child her surname,
But, in everything else she is the greater.
God couldn’t be everywhere,
So He sent mothers to be there.

Especially today, my mother, I salute thee,
It may appear to some that you ain’t around;
Yes, of earthly life, there is never a guarantee,
But, in my vicinity, you can still be found.
God couldn’t be everywhere,
So He sent you to be here.

There is that cord that is never broken,
This is a bond that Death doesn’t do apart;
Whilst everyday, to me, you have spoken,
Today, mother, my God, speak to my heart.
God couldn’t be everywhere,
So He sent you to be, with me, here.

….You made me believe in God, that is, You.