If you are in the game.

01-1-2012.

© Vinay Vaidya 

If you are in the game,

If you are in the game,

You can’t escape the blame.

The game, this ‘prapancha’

Having a body-mind of one’s own,

As of a tree, an animal, or a human,

As of a ‘Ram’, a ‘Krishna’ or a man,

Noble or ignoble,

If you are in the game,

You can’t escape the shame,

Accept it, deny or refute it,

Justify, deify or glorify it.

Be a ‘Guru’, a disciple,

A seeker or a follower,

There is no resolve,

For acquittal or absolve,

You have to accept the verdict,

Be whatever your name.

If you are in the game,

And can’t you claim,

Let the things happen,

Take it in your stride,

Live your life with zeal,

With all fervor,

Enact your role,

Life is such a wonderful gift,

No one ever wants to, nor dies,

When you note this simplest truth,

Tears come to your eyes,

You catch the breath for a moment,

Of bliss, of joy supreme,

If you are in the game,

Play fair and play honestly,

Without guilt or pride,

The waters of life flows,

The stream is deep and wide,

And you never know,

Like it or not,

Where the role comes to the end,

But the joy and bliss of Life,

Never!

Yes it is ‘Tapas’:

Endurance sang-froid,

When performed in this way,

Makes one wise,

The waters are all the same,

If you are in the game, 
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