THOU ART
JUST A MAN
When success
smiles at you
And the
world appears like a mere playing ground
Do not be
carried away
When the
spotlight beams on you
And pride
and pomposity begin to ravage your soul
Just pinch
yourself to reality and remind yourself, that
Thou art
just a man
***
When your sweat
and toils finally pay off
And your expectations finally become flesh
Forget not
your roots
And those
who held the ladder for you to climb atop
For no man
was made an island
When silver spoons
stick in your mouth
And gold
becomes your bedmate
Always bear
in mind it is just for this earth and for a moment
I have been
young and now old
Yet I have
never seen a casket with a wardrobe
No man
born of a woman shall take anything away into eternity
When fortune
gives u hug
Forget not
the orphans and the destitute
The hunger-stricken
family next door
Nor the
Lazarus on the streets in your neighbourhood
A man’s
wealth is measured not by what he has
But by the
quality of life he brings out of others
Irrespective
of the height at which success throws you
Always stick
your feet on the ground
When
pride begins to creep in when the applause is high
Do not
forget to prompt your mortal self, that
Thou art
just a man!
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