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                                  The Search for Idealism

                            Existing in the recess of the mind
                            Idealism, a gem one seeks to find,
                              Is a goal that is worth attaining
                         And its search makes life worth living.

                              The offshoot of a noble dream,
                           Idealism seeks to guide one`s goal
                            Towards a sure and shining stream
                              That reflects the light of the soul.

                               Vain is life without idealism,
                              Just like a ship sailing at sea,
                                But failing, despite realism,
                               To find for shelter a fitting lee;
                                       
                                 Vain is life without an ideal,
                          Just like someone stripped of the soul
                                  And facing life`s real ordeal
                            To know which way to wisely stroll.

                              If we do glance around the world
                               What do we with sorrow witness?
                              What does all our landscape unfold:
                                   Happiness or sad bitterness?

                           With sorrow we behold sanguine wars
                         Between advanced neighbouring nations
                           On a scary scale not seen long before,
                                Inflicting misery on populations;

                         With awe, in various regions, we witness
                                 Mounting tension and violence,
                                Stemming from lack of tolerance,
                              Sowing amidst families dire distress;

                        With pain we view states torn by civil strife
                                Driven to the edge of starvation,
                          Without access to the basic needs of life,
                                Without any hope for salvation;

                            With anguish we see a divided world,
                                With a minority lapped in plenty
                               And a staggering majority hurled 
                                   In the abyss of abject poverty;

                          With fear we eye the onslaught on nature
                                And pollution of our environment,
                               Foreboding ill omens for our future
                              In the absence of major containment;

                         The global scene surely simmers with misery
                               In the midst of unrivalled opulence,
                                  Devoid of a gleam of humanity
                            And braced with the armour of impudence.

                                      The search for the ideal role
                                    Indeed, varies for various souls 
                               In line with goals they wish to achieve
                                And high values in which they believe.

                                    Yet just peep down the inner self:
                              It yearns for peace and smiles for others,
                                It shines with hope and faith in oneself
                                And is keen to treat others like brothers.

                              Let the search for true idealism lead
                         Us to treat all men with love and kindness,
                           To treat one and all as of the same breed,
                             To light their life with rays of happiness;

                                 Let the search for idealism in life
                               Properly pave the way to global peace,
                                     Rightly end all civilian strife
                              And endow citizens with gleams of bliss; 

                                    Let the search for idealism
                       Sow in one and all the seeds of compassion,
                                   Ignite the flame of altruism
                               And herald a new global vision; 

                                   Let the search for idealism 
                               Elevate the whole human kind,
                          Make the world thrive with humanism
                              And, in justice, redeem mankind.
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