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Where the miracle that is earth is celebrated…

1/4/2017

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Rabindranath Tagore’s poem ‘Where the mind is without Fear’ has been a great source of inspiration to many, to take responsibility to co-create a world which we desire.

A poem honouring Tagore’s classic, written with a wish to co-create a saner world...
Where the miracle that is earth is celebrated…
Where there is reverence for the tenuous web of life that supports all beings,
Where there is a deep appreciation of the place we are in - be it wetland,
     desert or forest,

Where we respect every eco-system, don’t push it beyond its limits,
Where people see themselves as custodians of life-giving soil, seeds, water
     and air.

 
Where the miracle that is earth is celebrated...
Where people live with difficult questions and yet don’t give up seeking
      answers or taking action,

Where the young spend time clueing in with the complexity and magnificence
      of life and living,

Where consumption and acquisition does not define a good life,
Where connectedness with all earthlings defines us.
 
Where the miracle that is earth is celebrated...
Where we see ourselves as a part of the fabric of life and not apart from it,
Where treading gently on Earth becomes a way of life,
May we awaken to realize our limitations,
May we challenge ourselves to regain this paradise that we don’t seem to have
     anymore…

5 Comments
Ashish Roy
3/14/2017 10:35:12 am

'Where treading gently on Earth becomes a way of life'
This is sublime.
And is at odds with:
Imagine a time when a toddler falls down while taking tentative steps and the mother rebukes the earth because it gave pain to her child.

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Ganesh
3/19/2017 05:46:15 pm

Wonderfully captures our tenuous connect with mother Nature..Powerful and gripping Lin's Reema.. Singularly brilliant..

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A K Jayachandran
3/19/2017 10:17:12 pm

A very powerful message .....the world would do well to heed it and act upon it before its too late !
The Earth and all thats in it is what we shall bequeath to the generations to come .....let not posterity judge us for having impoverished it .
The message in this poem echoes a cry from the heart of Mother Nature.

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Rajesh Jasial
3/20/2017 09:28:37 am

Superbly captured in this poem. Especially applicable for Bengaluru where wanton greed has overtaken the sustainability model.

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Arun Dhar
3/20/2017 07:00:00 pm

Simply beautiful and if i may add...."where there is more tolerance and space for all".....

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