Poem: Character is Destiny

 Character is Destiny 

Character is destiny,

He is great,

The real man, the immortal man,

Who stands up for truth,

Even in the midst of brutes,

Who stands up as a beacon of benevolence,

When all around him,

There is violence.

Who believes in the immortality of justice,

Even when he is bulldozed under an edifice.

Who practices non-violence,

Even when pelted with a volley of violence,

Who is honest,

Even in the midst of humbling poverty,

Caring not for the taunting of a few or majority,

Who struggles determinedly, works hard,

Even when he remains unheard.

Who is generous,      

But not to a fault,

Who is magnanimous,

Who returns good for evil,

Who is full of gratitude,

Even in the midst of ineptitude,

Who is chaste,

Not succumbing to temptations, infinite,

Who unceasingly improves himself,

With no more desire than to outshine himself,

Who sympathizes,

Expecting no sympathy,

Who helps and is kind,

Truly a gem of the rarest kind,

Who is punctual,

Unmindful that life is a process, eventual,

Who is learned, polite,

Refined, cultured, sagacious, noble, erudite,

He is the real human,

The immortal human,

Transcending all heights.

 

 S.Padmapriya