You are on an ocean <br />And on a small boat <br />Exclusively for you <br />You the lone passenger <br /> <br />You know what all could be there down under <br />The vast expanse of water <br /> <br />The marine life <br />Its varieties <br />Their beauties, strengths <br />And even their wild behaviours <br /> <br />You know also the <br />Great hidden treasure <br />At the bottom of the seabed <br /> <br />But you are always worried <br />About how to go about <br />Reaching the invisible shore <br />And you do not know <br />How far it is and in <br />Which direction <br /> <br />Rising waves raise fears in you <br />The unseen big marine animals down under <br />Occupy your thoughts <br />And threaten your very existence <br /> <br />There is shine <br />There is shower <br />There is cold <br />There is storm <br />But, you need to stick on <br />And to proceed till the time <br />You reach the shore <br /> <br />You are unaware of the <br />Nature of the shore <br />Where you will be landing <br />And in what shape <br /> <br />The above is the description <br />Of birth and death cycle <br />In Oriental thinking <br /> <br />The ocean personifies <br />The emotional turbulence <br />That occurs in you life through <br /> <br />Emotions are as strong as ocean <br />And they have the powers <br />To sustain livelihood <br />To create and to destroy as well <br />A check on emotions <br />Is the way you steer through <br />The ocean of life <br /> <br />Nurse those emotions, which are <br />Creative, proactive and productive <br />And do away with those <br />Which can drown you <br />And can be destructive <br /> <br />Seeking divine assistance <br />For safe landing on the shore <br />Is what these philosophies preach <br />Orienting yourself towards <br />Spirituality and self realization <br />Help you perform worldly duties <br />Without emotions <br />But, with passion and devotion <br /> <br />Steer through this <br />Ocean of emotion, which is <br />Your own creation<br /><br />Bashyam Narayanan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/steer-through-this-ocean-of-emotion-which-is-your-own-creation/
