Thursday, October 4, 2018

A hard day's night


Sometimes
Whatever you touch turns to gold
And people sing your praises
And name their babies after you

But mostly
It is a crap fest
And walk in the dark
A whole lot of ‘learning’ and ‘hardwork’
Without reward or due.

It is very easy to get disheartened
Or a whiny loser
A self-fulfilling prophecy
Which can be avoided
With a bit of grit




Bite your teeth
Get down to work
Not to prove anyone wrong
But prove yourself right


The world openly admires talent
And secretly respects hardwork
Become as good as you think you are
Take these bad days as a boon
Or fool yourself with any b.s
Anything which helps you sleep at night
So that you live to fight and win another day.

Actual experience makes clichés real
And superstition into faith
And a bad day
A good one

21 comments:

  1. And that's how we go on, changing our response, expectations and experience. Good one. Thank you.

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  2. It's always good to be realistic. Nice.

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  3. A good serve of reality without the saccharine dessert. Enjoyed !

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  4. Beautiful! I loved it. Especially " Not to prove anyone wrong
    But prove yourself right ". Hard work is certainly underrated!

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  5. Hello Samyuktha,

    This is wonderful! Thank you for sharing.

    I'm hoping that more and more, the work openly respects hard work. And to respect it even if there's no success tied to it yet.

    Best,
    Sigrid

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  6. This is all such good advice.

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  7. Some good advice here.........you have expressed it well.

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  8. Yep. Was having a discussion yesterday about how we must appreciate our children saying 'you must have worked really hard for it' rather than 'you are talented'. Loved the transition in the poem to an inspirational one

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    1. Thank You! Yeah that's the way to bring up kids. Even if you're talented you need to put in the hours

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  9. I like the message of this poem. My favorite part: " Bite your teeth / Get down to work / Not to prove anyone wrong / But prove yourself right"

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  10. Powerful message beautifully shared! Love it!

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