Member Poem

The lake had always heard
That the sea is very huge and deep
It always wanted to see the sea
Through mountains it always used to peep

With lot of sadness and broken heart
It always used to imagine and think
"I am so small, I have no dolphins
In my stomach, the wastes stink"

It prayed to god
"I wanna talk to you
Please come out of those dense clouds
My sad heart wants to speak to you"

Through the clouds came a divine light
God's smiling face was shining golden bright

As soon as the lake thought of its own
Outraged and angry, it burst out at God
"Why I have been given this birth?
You are a cheat! You are a fraud"

"I neither nurture the fierce sharks
Nor do I have the beautiful dolphins
I don’t even have those huge waves.
Why am I being punished? What are my sins?"

In a very calm and sweet voice
Came god's instantaneous reply
"One day you will know. One day you will realize.
You will get the answer for your this 'why' "

As god vanished into the clouds
The Lake still whirled and moved rough
But finally calmed down
And made itself tough

The days passed
The lake still unhappy and unsatisfied
It was still sad
And sometimes it really cried

One fine day
Out of those high mountains, the sea peeped
For the first time, it saw the life on other side
It was really amazed and an envy creeped.

As the lake stared at him, the sea opened its mouth and started speaking
"You are so lucky. You are so fortunate
You feed the cattle and grow the lotus
You are so beautiful. You are so great

You cool the village in times of heat
Your sweet water quenches people's thirst
You mean them life. They owe you a lot.
In times of desperation, they remember you first.”

As the lake looked confused and puzzled,
The sea went on to speak out its heart
"You yourself don’t know what you are.
You don’t know that you represent god's best art"

Given a chance, I would always like to be a lake
And be a source of people’s happiness
You may not have the sharks and dolphins
But your flowers are offered to the great HIGHNESS

My water is salty
I cannot have flowers
People curse me for my high tides
Destruction results due to my powers

Please, Please for Heaven's sake
I wish I was also a beautiful lake

Surprised and shocked, the lake asked
"Do you really mean whatever you said?"
The sea wept and slowly nodded
And returned quietly to its own bed

At that instance, in the lake's waters
A nice and beautiful lotus bloomed
The lake felt enlightened
And the environment gloomed

Since then, the lake has always smiled
And showered its love on every child

You may not be rich
You may not have the best looks
You may not have what others have
You may not be the best of cooks

But you are definitely best at something
Something at which others are really bad
So be contented with your own properties
Be a master in your own skills, and never let yourself to be sad

Life is to be lived
Life is to be cherished
You cannot regain your moments of life
Once they are really lost and vanished

Everyone has a talent in himself
Make use of it at its full
Enjoy your art, enjoy your skills
And make your life meaningful!