Amrit Rathi - We Want

We want people to behave,
be courteous, humble and suave.
When it comes to us,
we are proud, complaining, irritated,
and always with a sullen face.

We want people to be cooperative,
obedient, helping, and proactive.
When it comes to us,
we’re so selfish, thinking only of the self,
and unmindful we never care to help.

We want people to love beyond skies,
and look through others’ eyes,
When it comes to us,
we want to heedlessly lead, not serve,
blaming others for all the fuss.

We want people to be honest, upright.
Can we tolerate in it a variance slight?
When it comes to us,
we are over-smart, manipulative, cunning;
others are watching, it doesn’t ring.

There are two standards:
one for ourselves and one for others,
though hardly ever we agree,
we stick to our guns and rather
help them to continue further.

What we do for others,
the others will do for us.
This is a very simple equation:
can’t we understand?
“‘I’m too smart”; yet we always think;
our acting as dumb, however, doesn’t sink.


But for a change,
On a scale of 10, you yourself rate,
On the basis of what you want to give, and get;
and be what you want others to be-
and a great breakthrough in life
you will undoubtedly see!
You will never regret I bet;
this is undeniably a powerful fact.

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