A Good Pastime

He didn’t know why
he used to get hurt,
worried and even angry,
when someone would hurt him,
would use offensive language
or hate looking at his face…

He didn’t know why
he used to take
such misdemeanours of others
as his disrespect
or rejection of his personality,
or negation of his very existence…

He didn’t know why
he used to start shouting
arguing or hating them naturally,
as strength would enter his body instantly from nowhere,
that would drain his mind
and sap his energy…

But one day he read
how an eagle doesn’t respond
or fight with a raven
that only can dare to peck it,
but eagle flies higher in the sky
and the raven falls
due to lack of oxygen…

Now he has lifted his standard,
he remains silent, calm and cool
when anger comes,
it takes a lot of strength
more than his usual outbursts,
but he rather feels energised
as it builds up his inner strength…

Now he doesn’t increase
their importance by hating them,
he now with a smile quickly forgives
and enjoys reading feelings
of embarrassment or remorse
on their faces,
a good pastime for him…

P.S. Bullet trains in Japan used to make a loud boom sound when they travelled through tunnels. A bird-watching engineer was able to fix the problem after he was inspired by a kingfisher. Nature has a solution of every problem. Just have a look 👇

–Kaushal Kishore

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