CHOICE <br /> <br />A philosopher had mentioned once, <br />That animals are not subjected or <br />tormented with choice, <br />Like us humans on this earth! <br />In a way it is very true, <br />Animals neither contemplate the future, <br />Nor waste time thinking of the past, <br />Of what could have been or should have been; <br />As we human always do! <br />They forever live in the present, all stuck-up <br />in time, <br />Adjusted to their lower order of existence, <br />Which for them appears to be rather fine! <br /> <br />One hot summer's day, I happened to notice <br />a cow, <br />Sitting peacefully under a big temple's shade; <br />Blissfully chewing its curd, and quite oblivious, <br />Of the many paths of evil and righteousness! <br />It munched with such serenity, that I was tempted <br />to think of divinity! <br />Perhaps the cow had reached a mental state, <br />Which transcends beyond human existence! <br />Its holier than thou looks, could not be ignored, <br />And the total scene had me moved! <br />When suddenly the temple bells rang out loud, <br />and all at once, <br />Breaking my reverie and my trance! <br />And then I felt, that if ever given a choice, <br />and granted a boon; <br />And it would not surprise me in the least, <br />Should the cow seek to be re-born, <br />On this planet in a newly acquired human form, <br />and not once more - as a beast! <br /> <br /> -Raj Nandy <br /> New Delhi <br /> 05 Apr 08<br /><br />RAJ NANDY<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/choice-28/
