Man and Island

Dr Abe V Rotor 

Painting by Leo Carlo Rotor 12, 5th prize winner, Human Values through 

Painting and Mural, Sathya Sai Education in Human Values (SSEHV), 2001

They say a happy island

makes a happy man,

a sad man makes it sad,

alone or in others' company;

for deep in the mind bloom

memories happy and sad,

whether the path was bright,

or dark as a stormy night.

It matters little if all is right

or one took the other turn,

if the mind is at ease;

like the sea after tempest,

settles down to rest

in silence and peace. ~