It is not enough to have our own identity. <br />Our individuality, just one layer, a small brick <br />In a multilayered cosmic structure. <br />We are part of a bigger world <br />And wish to be part of that larger identity. <br />To be a mother-father, brother-sister, <br />Son or daughter or a friend and relative <br />Is part of accepting that greater identity. <br />A social activity related to the service of others <br />Is rewarded by a sense of elation and stimulation. <br />In an environment where wider consciousness <br />Of a larger community is overlooked <br />Sense of oneness is diminished. <br />A segregated individual starts to <br />Suffer from malice of loneliness <br />Holding an insecure place <br />In a large body of universal existence.<br /><br />Savita Tyagi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-larger-identity/
