BONSAI

BONSAI you increase the beauty of the riches, decorated in the living room in pitchers, doctored in height, but full- bloomed even bore fruits normally groomed; as if a Lilliputian in the Plant-Kingdom, age and difficulties, no body fathom. men and women look for protection how long no one knows, nobody cares, freedom is attained, after sixty-one years still no questions, even no one dares; Brahmacharya, Garhasthya, Banaprastha passed now at Sanyasa, still other castes are cared. to suck the benefits lured beyond constitution, who knows for whose benefits, what revolution? rajkumar@kolkata 23-04-2008 N.B. According to Vedic inscriptions a human life is divided in four quarters. 1) Brahmacharya i.e. where an adolescent is supposed to maintain celibacy and lead a pious life 2) Garhasthya i.e. where one has to lead a family life and fulfill all his obligations to his/her siblings and guide them to the future life 3) Banaprasthya i.e. where one has to be aloof from family life gradually and concentrate on meditation to achieve the higher levels of life 4) Sanyasa i.e where one has to completely devote all his/her efforts through pious life, prayer and meditation to achieve the lotus feet of the Lord. This humble note is only for those of my friends in the western hemisphere who might not be awareof details about the words used by me in the poem. No malice meant to anybody .My apology if anyone is hurt- Rajkumar ©Rajkumar Mukherjee