THE WORLD IS FUTILE. A Poem by Mohan Lal Verma

THE WORLD IS FUTILE

A Poem by Mohan Lal Verma©®

There was a disciple

Who served his guru with head and heart;

One day he was engaged to a beautiful girl;

With happiness, he wanted to see his guru instantly

So he came there to let him know 

All about his engagement; 

The guru said:

"You have gone away from me now."

After some days he was married

The guru was worried and told him,

"You have gone away from your parents too;

For you haven't accepted my mantras any longer.

After some days he became a father,

With happiness and enthusiasm

He came to inform his guru

He had a duckling face in his arms;

"Now you won't be able to eat properly," said his guru.

Days rolled with each crescent  moon 

His parents were happy;

His wife and son were happy but the disciple was not;

Even though he had forgotten to see his guru

But as soon as he remembered him

He went to him and said, "I am not happy.

For all have made me busy."

The guru told him to play the game as it went.

He reached his home;

Ordered his wife to make a delicious dish;

No sooner did he ask than the dish was ready;

All the family enjoyed the dish;

Lo! what happened to the disciple?

He went into a fit and fell unconscious.

His wife began to cry so high.

Soon the news broke into the village

The guru heard and instantly he came there

He had taken no time to understand the disciple's game;

Sitting beside him he made them fetch some milk;

Chanted some holy Mantras over that milk;

Asked his father to drink for the cause of his son's life

"You are sad for your son.

It will bring life to your son but in place of him

You shall die." the guru said.

His father made an excuse for his old age;

The mother passed it over to her daughter-in-law.

Each one of them declined 

Making some and the other excuse.

Now the guru himself drank the milk;

And asked his disciple to come in a normal situation,

Begging pardon from the guru the disciple said with devotion,

"I am mistaken to consider the world true and faithful

Now I've understood the secret of the world."