What to be and what not to be .....

What to be and what not to be ...

What to be and what not to be 

is a question which often perturbs me 

at times i feel I may not have acted true 

that's when I start looking at myself anew

Be loving to all n' connect they suggest 

be aware to join the positive minds nest 

but when negative thinkers hover around 

be eagle eyed n' flit away before they pound 

Mould like potters clay they said 

but don't mess with virtues already in your head 

Never mould in demonic vices around 

for then in no time you come crumbling down 

Be like flowing water you are told 

take the shape of the vessel hold 

A shrewd shapes himself always this way 

but a wise knows that to be still at times pays

Keep an open mind n' listen to others views 

but that doesn't mean you agree to their clues 

let what they have to say be your learning cues 

for it adds to improve your many myriad hues 

Be confident,its an amazing trait to succeed 

But remember if you go one shade ahead 

you find arrogance raising its ugly sinister head 

practice humility with confidence,to stay away from arrogance 

Be forgiving ,empathetic ,compassionate n' kind 

Never pity ,it makes them feel useless n' resigned 

We are not on this earth to see through one another, 

but we are here to see one another through 

Understanding what to be n'  what not to be 

Helps to be Human Be-ing  n' not Human Do-ing 

makes us aware to live with peace,harmony n'  humanity 

and paves our path ahead to walk towards spiritually! 

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