Equanimity Poem by chandra thiagarajan
Equanimity
Life in this world
at times
bestows absolute happiness.
Life in this world
at times
gives us entire sadness.
Both are two sides of a coin.
When happiness abounds
one shouldn't get excited
being stirred by it
and get overwhelmed.
When sadness descends
one shouldn't be crest-fallen
being dejected by it
and get depressed.
With both joy and gloom
one should be undeviating
neither jumping with jocundity
nor sinking in melancholy
but always mid-course keeping
essentially the golden mean seeking
ever with composure and equanimity being.
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4/23/2024 12:08:19 PM # 1.0.0.1119
Yes, if we are able to take the golden mean without being over excited in triumph or totally dejected in defeat, life will definitely be fair to us! A poem rich in wisdom!