Reflection is Human Nature

Always Find the Time to Reflect

"Keen is sight atop a hill when the sky is blue and clear." avr

Dr Abe V Rotor

1. Hush, hush,

suddenly the world became still;

gone is the lark in the sky

and raven on the window sill.

2. The bamboo I cut is not really mine,

this giant grass, a reed sublime;

in the wind it rings a sweet old chime

into a song sans words and rhyme.

3. When the geese take to the air

their leader first breaks the barrier;

on the dovetail trail ride the flock

in synergy, confidence and luck.

Lenten season is a time of reflection 

4. The Arch honors the great;

it stands with the people's faith

through seasons and through the ages

enshrined in history's pages.

5. Two paintings of the same subject

the imagination may recollect;

however truthful that we may aim

    will the paintings ever be the same.

6. "Tell me it is true," her faith implied,

"the sun is moving," she cried;

archetypes from memories relive

in those who blindly believe.

7. Full and heavy is the grain

in the field shining in gold,

nurtured by the monsoon rain

and by faith a thousand fold.

8. Flow gently like sweet Afton, flow;

but that was a long time ago;

now that you are covered with silt,

this song would no longer fit.

9. The moon is a boat floating,

yet brief it is in one place;

the boat is now sinking,

sinking into its new phase.

10. Children are children

seeking adventure away from crowd;

curiosity, danger and dream

lie beyond the cloud.

11. Flowers are full of promises,

they are the bridge of the gene,

the essence of a compromise,

opening a chapter and scene.

12. Nature's architecture

copied in a concrete world;

we of little faith are told -

all this is man's grandeur.

13. Bats, they cling in some dark dome

designed to be their home;

cast omen that sets them apart

from us who detest their art.

14. Long forgotten is Malthus ghost,

haunting Baghdad after Hanoi,

where Big Brother once again plays host,

benevolence a game of decoy.

15. Renaissance and God's word

ride on the Cross and Sword -

two tools their roles apart,

yet ruled by the latter's part.

16. The curse of the all Supreme

is to push man to the brim

when he acts with the god in him

and defies Mount Olympus hymn.

17. I asked how many friends I have;

the click beetle, it knew what I said;

pressing its breast my wish implied,

and all I wanted it complied.

18. Ode to the Cicada

Man may sing better and without end,

and perhaps his bride is more cute;

still he envies you his little friend,

for your bride is forever mute.

Stained glass radiates the spirituality art creates.

19. If you wish to reach heaven alone,

do not anymore bother,

for the Flood has purified your kind;

everyone is now a brother.

20. Keen is sight atop a hill

when the sky is blue and clear;

in the dark it's clearer still

with a heart to see and hear. ~

Quotations on Reflection by Confucius

1. It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get. 

2. If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people. 

3. Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change. 

4. Heaven means to be one with God. 

5. The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home. Confucius We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.