50 Years After Schooling Poem by Kishore Kumar Das

14th March,1974.
Thursday, Meena Sankranti.
My high school certificate examination starts..
with the 'darshan' of Lord Shiva at temple
my loving father takes me to examination centre
my school life ends
Today,14th March,2024.
Same thursday, Meena Sankranti.
50 years passed in between....
living is an achievement
the gateway opens to
college life, job, marriage, fatherhood
children's marriage, retirement and so on....
each stage of life arrives with blessings of God
the gold lettered fifty years
school makes the solid foundation
time passes, life passes
nobody knows the road to life
as I introspected the gems of school life
two things impressed me:
the simplicity
and the learning attitude
no cares and anxieties in school life
today's complex mind burdened with anxieties and stress
can't one get rid of these
and be simple as in school days
one can enjoy life
if one is simple
that is the simlple trick
all those days God had loved
today also He loves
one's existence confirms it...
the learning skills born during school life
continue its journey till end
these are key takeaways from school life
learning from adversities
like Sun absorbing only water from filthy drain
learning really helps
to pass time in a noble way
with the precious mind gifted by God
imagine 50 years as 50 minutes
school life was not far
today also it exists
in one's feelings
with the guidance from school life
let us approach life in a different way
with simple tthinking and learning approach
God's blessings waiting everywhere.