I am not nobody with just a name
I hail from the oldest civilization
I inherited no wealth from my parents
Yet acquired abundant culture from generations forgotten.
The sages of millenniums past said
Beings on earth is one family
Not just men and women but all beings.
They considered five elements their five lives
Leaving no scope for disrespect by pollution
They gave me Ram, the ideal man
They gave me Krishna, the teacher of the Gita.
They asked me not to sit in a forest in meditation
But to act and follow my Dharma, my duty
And be content with what I have.
The ruins of the first university
The forts and palaces, proofs of days of glory,
Innumerable temples older than a millennium
Stand tall to declare not just the architectural splendour
Though the idol within says small is beautiful
Our story is not in books of History but in tales sacred
We have no greed to conquer, no spite for any
Though faced dominance and hatred.
We understand opulence is no happiness
We believe everybody is God incarnate
We are taught to kill evil but not men with it
We are not blinded by any faith or dogma
Our sages showed the path of reason
Which modern science teaches the world now.
In the world tense with fear and greed
Let the land rich in heritage
With Buddha, the icon of love
With Gandhi, the follower of Ram
Be not a force to reckon with
But be the Guru of the world
For all men to live in peace and harmony.
(For the World Heritage Day)
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