Die As If Lived Forever
Life is beautiful
Happiness is state of mind
Spiritual pursuit elevates soul
Alexander too departed with empty hand
Happiness is state of mind
Emperors too faced gloom’s wrath
Alexander too departed with empty hand
Eventually all is ash
Emperors too faced gloom’s wrath
Mahavira renounced Kingdom in search of Peace
Eventually all is ash
Live to Die with grace
Mahavira renounced kingdom in search of Peace
Temporal pursuits increase senses hunger
Live to die with grace
Die as if lived forever
Temporal pursuit increase senses hunger
Spiritual pursuit elevates soul
Die as if lived forever
Life is beautiful
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Notes :
Alexander the Great is the most celebrated Greek King, known for vast conquests, ruled
one of the largest empire in ancient history.
Mahavira, son of King Siddartha and Queen Trishla, ruled kingdom, now part of Bihar ( a
State of India). At the age of 30, Mahavira renounced his kingdom, gave up his his princely
possessions and spent 12 years as an ascetic. He went on to establish the central tenets of
Jainism. He was the 24th and last Jain Tirthankara.
© Hitendra Mehta
Place : Honorable Mention
Entry for Members contest – Pantoum by Paula Swanson
Copyright © Dr Hitendra Mehta | Year Posted 2010
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