bonheur et despoir   

Auteur : Ramyani Mukherjee

Note :

Enquête : ->

Pays : Inde

Lieu : kolkata

Langue :

When the sun goes down,
And the sky is cast,
And everything looks brown,
When the bombs of terror are ready to blast,
Just look at the sky and count:
Count the number of twinkling stars,
Spread across the night sky near and far.
Feel the white light of gladness the moon radiates,
Pay no heed as sadness vibrates.
Count the days that have gone by,
Spent in happiness,
Engulfed in gladness,
Like a silvery veil of white,
Devoid of black moments, quarrels and fight,
Full of peace arrayed in raiment of gold,
Those days which we refer to as ‘happy, good and old’.
Then close your eyes and think about the Golden words.
“When happiness was by me, I smiled,
And greeted it with pleasure wild.
Now as sadness, despair and woe come my way,
Why should I sulk and wish them away?
‘Everything is equal’, so we say, do we not?
Then why this unfair treatment to the lot?
We needn’t deny discomfort and pain,
And even treat evil as if it were insane.
Just as we smile and greet happiness with cheer,
I think, it is far better to treat the unknown evil with a cheer.
If we treat the unknown with a happy smile,
And look at it with a happy sight,
The gloom and burden would soon seem light.
Gradually the ‘Lot’ will drift away,
And again happiness will come its way.”
In times of sadness let us not sulk and frown,
And let us not feel so down,
Instead say, “I’m glad that I can be glad,
Unlike those who are always sad.
I’m glad because I will again be cheerful,
After despair drifts away and happiness makes life beautiful.”

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Contexte NEOS : Nature et environnement

Thèmes

Social, culture et mode de vie

Adolescents