Vanaprastha Poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar

Plants suffer pruning as a price
While grown in a garden.
People suffer the same effect
While being in a society.
Like a tree growing in a forest,
Must man find his vanaprastha
On his superannuation.
Vanaprastha means living a life
Quite aloof of one's society
To be free of the peer pressure
Experienced in the society.
12.12.2014
[ Vanaprastha the third stage of the Hindu's life after family life is over, by being away of socital and family bonds.]