Hurdles

HURDLES Spiraling around the mountains hefty, Humming, singing songs so sweet; Touching softly pebbles underneath, Lo, there’s a brook, pure and swift! Not for once it stopped, not awhile, Not for a moment focus it lost; Danced and curled, hopped and curved, Down in the plains, quenched the thirst! A life without the thorns, imagine if you can, Possibly what would it exactly be like; No lessons, no progress, no enlightenment, Without a Guru as a learner lost! The way the Divine keeps us on the path, Patience, strength, virtues develop; Resistance, anger, natural reactions are Impeding the progress, delaying the success! Resent not, for they appear To brighten up the path, to enlighten up the soul; Companions trustworthy never do they fail, In creating an environment conducive to change! For the success, the progress, thank the impediments, For they are the ones that hold you strong; With the will, the power, let the race be won, Quit not betwixt, vanquish the Hurdles!