Happiness And Desires. Poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar

Happiness is the ratio
Of number of desires fulfilled
Divided by the total ones.
It is good to have less desires.

Happiness is got in the phase
Of quietitude between the one
Desire fulfilled and another
Desire that crops up in future.

The desired one can be a person
Or an object or an event.
Desire creates restlessness;
The effect is satisfaction.

The desired one can be in the form
Of relief, which ends restlessness.
Getting rid of any burden
Is the source od satisfaction.

Pride and praises are of desires.
Love and longing are of desires.
Desire to please or entertain
Is the least harmless happiness..
11.08.2020