Stark reality we can hardly face <br />It has been the bane of human race. <br />Men on earth will rise and fall, <br />The great Schopenhauer had said it all. <br /> <br />The average man cannot reconcile, <br />And has feared death all the while. <br />Giving rise to all theological speculations <br />Of life and death and souls emancipation! <br /> <br />What if, like the candle life blows out? <br />And there is total darkness all around? <br />Nature forgets an individual face, <br />Its more concerned with continuance <br />Of the human race. <br /> <br />Prevalence of belief in immortality, <br />Schopenhauer felt it to be a false <br />Publicity! <br /> <br />You are born only once, die only once, <br />Whether in Germany, India, or France. <br />So it is only one chance for you, <br />Make the best of it, and then say - <br />Adieu!<br /><br />RAJ NANDY<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-tribute-to-schopenhauer/
