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What Is Life

What is life?
Life is just eating, sleeping and making sex
to show your identity
that, you  have strength enough
to produce kid, to earn your bread and butter
to nurture your child
And to prove the society
that, you have not added any extra burden 
etc, etc, etc........
Am I right ?
No, no, no, no......................

Then, tell me "What is life ?"

Life is playing cricket, playing tennis, playing football
and playing other popular games
to show your talent
in front of the people 
that, you have strength enough
to make record after record
to create a space in the hearts of people
to generate crores of fan
to reach new heights
to earn million and trillion dollars
etc, etc, etc.........................
Am I right ?
No, no, no, no.......................

Then, tell me :"What is life ?"


Life is doing politics
defeating opposition and capturing power
enhancing growth and accelerating development
and to show your strength
in front of the people
that, you have muscle
to do anything you want
by creating turbulence to execute your need
by killing democracy to capture chair
by mudslinging to cover up your weakness
by blaming rivals to increase pressure on them
etc, etc, etc...................................
Am I right ?
No, no,no,no................................

Then tell me "What is life ?"

You may be a player,may be a politician, may be an actor
whatever you may be
first of all you are a human being
you should have,
a prudent brain, to read the face of innocent
a broad heart, to house billion hearts within you
two strong arms, to extend support to the needy
Yes,
you may not have any penny
but, If you will have a sacred soul
to feed a poor by saving a single bread  from you
Then,
time will definitely come
whole world will salute you.
Am I right ?
Then, tell me "Is it life"
Yes,yes,yes...........

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Date: 5/9/2016 1:01:00 PM
Hi Manmath thank you for your encouragement I really like this entry of yours and look forward to reading more of your free verse
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Date: 4/14/2016 4:01:00 AM
Keep writing with that intriguing voice of yours, Manmath. Certainly your last paragraph describes the most important aspects of this thing we call life. I would question where humanity had run off too, if we didn't have those qualities you described. Always more to uncover as we keep trucking along ... thanks for the reflection.
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Manmath Dalei
Date: 4/14/2016 6:36:00 AM
Thanks Timothy.
Date: 4/4/2016 1:16:00 AM
To me life is learning, no matter what age, by the example of others, rather good or bad, by learning from our own mistakes or the mistakes of others, for in every evil there is a lesson, and in every greatness a lesson too. Life is learning to live with each other in harmony, no matter the culture, race, gender or money or lack there of. I also agree with every wonderful word you have written my friend. Bravo! #7
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Manmath Dalei
Date: 4/4/2016 11:04:00 AM
Connie,Thanks for ur valuable note.............hugs
Date: 4/2/2016 9:16:00 AM
Life, is precisely what you wrote above. From leaving a mark, to loving all in between. Showing compassion to the world is life. A blessing to read.... hugs... Linda
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Manmath Dalei
Date: 4/2/2016 9:45:00 AM
Thanks Linda.........hugs

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