introspection

One who never speaks up
is not necessarily unlettered
Like a parsnip
he silently matures
One who is eloquent
is not necessarily highly educated
Like an empty drum
he can blow the loudest hot air
One who knows how to distinguish
a piece of glass from a diamond
is the one
who should be called a scholar
though he may not hold
that special piece of paper

One who is lost in the lure of glamour
whose only concern is to be famous
always follows the habit of the hen
She lays an egg
the whole village knows
One who consciously seeks the truth
is not hard up for any recognition
In fact he emulates the habit of the turtle
who lays hundreds of eggs
yet no one knows

One who is only good at
criticizing others
is actually jealous
or may have forgotten
his own weaknesses
One who likes to moralise
though his own character is obnoxious
should look into the mirror
and not be a great pretender
And one who is always cynical
deeming others as hypocrites
has he looked within himself?

The truth is
everyone is equal
nobody is perfect.

Shasel
Sep 6, 1997

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