A few days ago, a good friend of mine forwarded a piece, of which this is an extract, as a poem penned by the late Atal Bihari Vajpayee, India’s much adored/loved prime minister.
Atalji’s thoughts on the essentials for living ‘young’ (the translation is not word by word):
घर चाहे ‘कैसा’ भी हो………
उसके एक कोने में………..
खुलकर हंसने की जगह रखना..
May it be whatever,
set aside a place in the house
for laughing your heart out.
सूरज कितना भी दूर हो………..
उसको घर आने का रास्ता देना..
However distant the sun may be,
lay out a way for him to enter.
कभी कभी छत पर चढ़कर..
तारे अवश्य गिनना……
हो सके तो हाथ बढ़ा कर…..
चाँद को छूने की कोशिश करना….
Now and then be sure to climb
over the roof to count the stars and,
if you can, put your hand…
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