Buddha faced questions <br />From the intellectuals, <br />Like “how the body differ <br />From the spirit that suffer? ” <br /> <br />“What happens to the soul, <br />After death of an individual? ” <br />A story, Buddha told them <br />That finally convinced them. <br /> <br />Once a man was struck <br />By an arrow at his back. <br />People rushed to pull it out, <br />But he wasn’t for taking it out. <br /> <br />He asked, “Who shot this one? <br />Is it made of copper or iron? <br />They said, “We shall find it, <br />After pulling the arrow out.” <br /> <br />But he said, “Don’t touch me. <br />Tell first, who tried to kill me? ” <br />They said, “Oh man, as blood <br />Flows out, you’ll be dead.” <br /> <br />But the man was adamant <br />And allowed them not <br />To dress the wound <br />That drained out blood. <br /> <br />At the end, he died <br />Losing all the blood, <br />For his own obstinacy <br />Resulted in this tragedy. <br /> <br />Had the man allowed <br />Them to dress his wound <br />He would have survived <br />And from death saved. <br /> <br />This will happen to one, <br />Not showing his concern <br />To solve urgent problems, <br />But is after abstract themes.<br /><br />Rajaram Ramachandran<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/buddha-27-an-arrow-that-killed/
