Similarly, we human beings also keep on extracting the juice out of life, and one day we drop out of life. Our body turns into dust or ashes. Inside us also there is an inner core, like the seed. It is composed of the strength of our senses and our humanity. All our passion, excitement, interest and devotion depend solely upon the strength of our senses and character. Sometimes we need to gear up all these aspects, sometimes we need to slow ourselves down. That is how we move along in life. There lies the true essence of success.
On one side, the ripe mango loosens itself from the stem, while on the other side the seed moves towards maturity to give birth to another mango plant. Similarly, we human beings also get depleted in the outside, while our inner core gets ripened up with knowledge and wisdom. Still, at the fag end of life, we are unable to detach ourselves like the mango. We must always prepare ourselves for the ultimate detachment.
The petals of a flower must drop out. Then only the fruit will appear. The ripe fruit must drop down on earth. Then only a new plant can come out of its seed.
The baby has to come out of the womb. Then only he can grow up. After he attains a certain level of intelligence and education, he has to come out of his own self and acquire a place in the society. With a healthy body, educated mind and strong character, he is born again in a much bigger world. One day, after completing the whole journey of life, he leaves this world, only to be born again in an eternal world. The human form of life, especially meant for realization of God, becomes a success.
Translation based on Bengali works of Rabindranath Tagore Tweet Subscribe to Tarry A Little by Email
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