Think Once More-17 Poem by Smrui Ranjan Mohanty

THINK ONCE MORE-17
BY-SMRUTI RANJAN MOHANTY

On the first of January 1963, my mother gave birth to twins myself and fear(Machiavelli) and since that eventful day, my twin brother is chasing me like a shadow and has become my constant companion in moments of joy and sorrow, plenty and poverty. Whatever I do wherever I go I always find my faithful brother behind me, guiding and misguiding me and making a hell of my life. Fear and apprehension are like blood-suckling vampires(Sri Sri Thakur) which take away the juice of man's life and make it miserable. We live in fear of losing something we have and in the apprehension of not being able to have those things which we long for and cherish the most. Fear is a psychic state of mind which always keeps a man on his toes and never allows him to lead a normal life. Amid affluence, the fear of losing the same hunts him and in his not-so-good days, the apprehension of non-being able to have the amenities of life dissuades him from further activity. In the prime of youth and pick of health, he thinks about future diseases and old age and in plenty he sees adjunct poverty. It is a human experience that most of our fears and apprehensions do not materialise. In most cases, fear and apprehension do not have a basis of their own. To nurture and nourish it is the worst thing that can happen to a man. The greatest thing is to lead a fearless life and bravely face adverse situations as and when they come.

Smruti Ranjan Mohanty
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