Life Is Short, Let Us Make It Sweet Poem by DEEPAK KUMAR PATTANAYAK

Life Is Short, Let Us Make It Sweet
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Life I wonder what thou art
But know thou sweet and short
Yet with bitterness and disgrace
Every day we fight
Over share of land and other assets
While God above laughs
For all land is his and our life is too short
To be wasted in bitterness and hatred most
Then what is the purpose of life
If we don't fight for what is legitimate
And that's only fair and just
As long as it breaks not homes
It divides not families
It brings not disharmony and turbulence
In life too short yet sweet
For the aim of life is to cultivate the soul
And to experience peace and bliss
This life is given to us
Not to own and possess
But to love and give and share
With those less fortunate than we are
At the end of earthly journey
Do we realize the time that
We have wasted in futile pursuits
But it is never too late
We can start right now
And prepare for the long
Onward, forward journey
That we all have to undertake sooner or later