Renunciation – No, We’ve Been Asked To Love! Poem by Angelina Pandian

[inspired on reading “Mother Marrie” by Surya Surya]

We all meet the Divine in our daily life
But, fail to recognize the divine calling
We run hither and thither in search
Of the peace which we failed to receive
When it was offered free to us!
Renunciation is not for all - We are
Asked to follow the higher command
To love thy neighbour as thyself,
Even while leading a worldly life.
Would we belittle ourselves, hurt, harm
Or injure self, would we envy, backbite
Slander or heap curses on self - Think
Think well and ponder, sit in silence
And hear God speak to you - Love!
Love is a very big and huge word
Made up of letters just four - It is
All encompassing, all embracing
Tolerant, forgiving and forgetting,
Love is all about loving God
Who dwells among us as Man!