Survival of the "Finest"

 

Survival of the “Finest”

A man is what he makes of himself,

We have abused creation and played the dirty games,

Used our hands and cunning brains,

We knew that each living being on this earth is special and has a purpose,

We have ourselves created the state of being morose,

No bullets and no guns, the war is still on,

Chained are we, due to our own karmas without the rope or the cuffs,

We cut the forest to design the piece of our furniture,

No rights did we ever have to abuse nature.

Fluttering birds and grazing animals, staring at us

Chasing their fate with sympathy in their eyes

Will today be my day of survival or will I die?

 

Each person being picked and chosen,

No pattern whatsoever can be drawn,

You might be a Hindu, Parsi or a Jain,

Or you might be in Pakistan, India or Spain.

You could be touched mildly without ever knowing the reason,

Severity is just a matter of time, for anyone of us might be the victim,

Carelessness is one attitude and being cautious is a virtue,

Saving yourself to save others is the mantra,

Stay Safe and Stay Home, be it slums or your mansion.

Blessed we are still to have milk and bread delivered at our homes,

Open terraces and Airy veranda to breath the fresh air,

Had this been the WORLD WAR III of weapons,

We would be hiding in the worse situation under our dark domes.

 

An opportunity to start a new normal,

To look inside yourself and unwind the inner self,

Teaching us to be simple,

To embrace the situation and face the adversity,

Not being siloed to Singularism and appreciating the Pluralism,

Some situations are not in our control, let us look at the Non- Absolutism.

Blessed are we, to have faced this crisis,

So that we can give the right and ethical advices,

For our little kids to grow up and strengthen their roots.

Once Darwin quoted “Survival of the Fittest”

The interpretation might only be “physical health” at that era,

But today being the good human and being civilized,

Maintaining a lifestyle with sattvik food and exercise,

Clean mind and a pure soul,

Nothing can ever shake your physical or mental goal,

Make happiness and spread one,

Together in this world, situation has come and shall be gone,

Change is the way of life,

To stay forever is just a lie.

We shall bow to thy God, shall no one ever be loneliest,

With the flag of unsurpassed victory, we shall all reach the crest

Be Good and Do Good,

Not the “fittest”, for today it is the Survival of the “finest”.