Give and the world asks for more;
Ask and they just ignore.
But freely giving gives immense mirth;
And begging begins even for birth.
Spend and you get many friends;
Spent, and your friendship ends.
When moneyed people flock to you with smiles;
When bankrupt, they desert you for miles.
Be kind and they ride on you;
Be hard and they behave;
The world joins you in your joyous moment;
When sad, they add the torment.
Give freedom and they praise you;
Be strict and they will hate too;
Love them and they wear a suspicious look;
Hate them and they gift a book.
Advise and they do not care;
Ignore and they inquire;
Speak lies and they praise you to the skies;
If honest, they live in vice.
Help and they will turn a leech;
In your need, they go off reach.
They love your pomp and show and mask on face;
If you are truthful, they change their gaze.
Much wisdom in these words. A well rhymed poem that strikes a few chords with me, especially verse 2. In an ideal world we would all love the 'unlovable' and they would love us in return. I suppose in an ideal world, everybody would be lovable!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
A colorful and clever summary of inhuman nature..All that you, poetically said is sooo true. Makes more of a hit this way than if you write a whole book about the subject. It's all there in less than a page. Wonderful!