A fool clambered onto the top of a mountain
And stood on a crater and cried,
“Believe me, I&r...
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A fool clambered onto the top of a mountain
And stood on a crater and cried,
“Believe me, I’m the wisest!”
The people of the village
At the foot of the mountain heard him.
The wise among them kept quiet;
The foolish ones seconded him
And liked him for his proclamation!
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Thanks a lot dear Raj Arumugam and Yash Chhabra. Some assignments kept me back replying your comments. I'm humbled and enobled by your encouragement.
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dear dawn and dew ,, iliked the simplicity and the profoundness of the poem.it was simply lovely....
there is a sanskrit saying on the virtue of being a fool
labeth sikatasu thilamapi yathnatha peedyann
(it is possible to squeeze a rock and get oil)
pibeth mrikathrishnikasu salilam pipasarththam
(it is possible to get water for drinking from a mirage)
kathachithapi paryatan shsha vishanamaradayteh
(esarching all over may be you can get a three legged rabbit)
na thu parathnivirthamanaha moorka jan a chiththam na aradayeth
(but it is impossible to change the mind set of a fool...)
no wonder one mind set acknoledges the other.....
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Excellent! Excellent!
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Excellent write!! Lot said in few words........yash
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Hello Indu3 and kvakutty,
Nice of you to have dropped in and encouraged the simple thought common to anyone who negotiates the path of wisdom.
Dew
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Hi Dew
Nice poem.
Simple and to the point.
Silence is golden!!!!!!
I think matheikal's comment completed the poem.
Indu
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dew,
good presentation
kutty
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Yes Matheikal sir and Swayamprava, What a fool man is many a times! There's no peace around not because of fools, but the wise tend to be quiet and hapless!
Thanks for the brilliant and interesting sequels!
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And they took charge of the oil field
And made lovely cars and automobiles
They burn and burn the oil
till the atmoshere got hot
Day after day the Ozone got depleted on their sky
One day came when all died of Skin cancer
Believe me fool is always a fool
And Wise enjoys life to it's full.....
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... And they made a religion in his name
He became a god to them
And then they divided the people
into believers and non-believers
And they killed the non-believers
by dropping bombs on their homes
And then took charge of their oil fields...
Life is such!
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