Philosopher, are you not happy
At the success story
Of the University topper?
Jernail S. Anand, an eminent poet from India, shares his poetry
Dr. Jernail Singh Anand, based in Chandigarh, is an Indian poet and scholar credited with 170 plus books of English literature, philosophy and spirituality. He won great Serbian Award Charter of Morava and his name adorns the Poets’ Rock in Serbia. He was honored with Seneca Award LAUDIS CHARTA by Academy of Arts & Philosophical Sciences, Bari, Italy 2024. He is Founder President of the International Academy of Ethics and conferred Doctor of Philosophy (Honoris Causa) by University of Engineering & Management, (UEM) Jaipur. Email anandjs55@yahoo.com
SUCCESS STORY
SUCCESS STORY The young man was very happy
So were the parents
He is undergoing all round
Development of his personality
Every day the father gets the news
For a week, he was attending
An NSS camp,
Then he joined the cultural club
And was a part of the
Cultural Dance troupe
Which stood first in the Zonal Festival
Now he is preparing for the
Annual Festival of the University
Every evening, 5 pm to 9 pm
Rehearsal was going on.
Then for fifteen days,
He was on your to south India.
He was declared the best NSS volunteer
And was sent to Assam
For special training.
He also joined a political party
And was taking care of student affairs.
During the examinations,
He managed to get good marks
Though he was busy in extra-curricular
Intra-curricular non-curricular
And a/b-curricular* activities
The Best student he was declared
Now he was looking a job.
The proud father was
Honorary doctorate of all
Extra curricularist methods
He was in the selection list
For civil services
The father is happy,
Mother is happy
In marriage comes a girl
With a range rover
And several biscuits of gold
And every month, the father
Who was a teacher and
Never seen currency notes in bulk
Gets a counting machine at home.
Philosopher, are you not happy
At the success story
Of the University topper?
May I show you the newspapers
Going ga ga over the great young guy?
Better come with me
I have been invited to a dinner
Have some drinks
You will forget all pain in your gut.
Try to forget some of the writers
Who are troubling you
Take the pill at night after dinner
Before you go to sleep
The tablet is called Oblivia S.
It will make you forget Socrates
This pack has other tablets also
Take Oblivia E if Wasteland
Disrupts your sleep.
If Camus disturbs, go for Oblivia C
And if your nervous system is in jitters,
You deserve Oblivia P to ward off Plato.
*a/b stands for anything but
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SUPER WITS
The most important possession
Of a man which he would not
Share or give to anybody
Even to his kids
Are his limbs.
Body is the most precious
Possession
Which imparts us identity.
Giving it away for a greater cause
Is true heroism.
A patriot who offers himself
For martyrdom
Believes that his life
Is expendable.
Not the honour of his motherland.
Patriotism, heroism,
Are exalted passions of humanity
While men with superior wits
Overstay these bravehearts
Only to celebrate valour.
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