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Shelling the Crust

So many times I wonder Why people fight over trivial matters Is it because they need to be focused? or Is it because they need to be believed? Is this called the Egotism Which makes everybody unhappy? People spend all their precious time Searching to be happy Spend fortunes going from place to place By land, by sea, by air and Sometimes to outer space by rockets Searching for a place to be happier Sometimes I wonder how People have least possession Seems much happier than The people with things plentiful I wonder for example The vagabonds who is here today May not be there, tomorrow morning, Are merrier than the people with possession They dance, they sing In rainy, sunny or windy day If they can’t find food, eat a rat instead Care less whatever comes their way tomorrow Is it because they have shelled out The thick crust of egotism we treasure so much, Am I saying that we all should turn to Someone, like a Vagabond? Or am I asking how well we could be Happier than what we are now? What do we fight for? Religion, cast, creed or power Or for not having enough We search, search, search… Search for Love, Search for fame, Search for acceptance War within ourselves When can we stop this war? Is Shelling the Crust the answer?

Copyright © | Year Posted 2013




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Date: 5/22/2014 8:47:00 AM
Good morning, I enjoyed reading this one again. It is nice to see you back. Let me know if you post a new poem.
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Date: 7/2/2013 3:55:00 PM
You have done a most excellent job with sensitivity and caring. A valuable message. Hugs Rick. Ego can do much damage however it is also a force for change. If a man can master Ego he will surely be blessed
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Manel Gunatillake
Date: 7/2/2013 10:06:00 PM
Thanks Richard. Yes what you said here is true. You should get control of Ego, Everything has two sides, good and bad,

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