Live your life, don't stay in a trap,
Don't wake each day with heavy heart.
Don't do work that breaks your smile.
your life is yours don't live in fear.
in an office a boss may shout
faster! more! you're not enough!
in a school, a child may sit quiet,
unseen, unheard, lost in the crowd.
some people stay scared to move.
They swallow pain and call it fate.
But some people rise brave and bright,
The chose respect over fear.
I have seen a worker quiet one day,
Head held high, eyes clear and strong.
No money is worth my broken soul.
And he walked out free into the sun,
And I have seen another man stay,
year after year in silent hurt.
His dreams folded in his pocket,
His course waiting to breathe.
Look at the road a rickshaw man,
Pedaling hard in heat and dust.
A rich man sits and shouts at him,
Faster! Move! must not wait!
As if the driver is not human,
As if money makes him king.
But tell me friend what is money?
Can it buy a loving heart?
Money will not walk beside you
When your breath becomes slow.
Money will not hold your hand
When your eyes must close.
So, give more value to love than gold.
Respect the one who respects you.
Honor the one who cares for you.
Choose hearts not coins.
Kick away money without respect,
Throw away wealth without warmth.
Better a small life full of love,
Than a rich life full of pride.
Some souls are born to live free.
They cannot be chained by fear.
If forced, they walk away smiling
Because dignity is their air.
My friend! remember this always:
You are not made to live small.
You are made to live alive.
So, sing your days.
So, walk your path.
So, choose your Joy.
So, live your truth.
Let the world watch
A human living fully.
Your life is yours.
Live it free.
BY Rajendra Prasad Meena Jaipur India
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