Forever traits

Be kind. Be generous. Not once or twice

But perpetually

Kindness deep seated in the heart

Will give the universe a chance. A head start

 

Be gentle. Be graceful. Amidst rudeness

It is not easy

It takes tenderness to smoothen creases in relations

It takes grace to remain kind in cruel situations

 

Be brave. Be dependable. Be there for others

Conquer vulnerability

Strength of the mind reflects nobility of the soul

Courage is no acquired trait. It’s an encompassing whole

 

Be inimitable. Be rare. Echo who you are

You are unique

There is strength in kindness and gentleness too

It takes courage to live righteously. Very few do

 

One more chance

Every day when you open your eyes

Earth beneath your feet overcast skies

Remember you been given one more chance

To be alive and make it matter. Perchance

You will not get it tomorrow

There is no time for sorrow

 

Every time some hand outstretched

Reaches out to you don’t think wretched

Of that person. You have been chosen by chance

To be facilitator but only. Perchance

You will not get it tomorrow

Good deeds you cannot borrow

 

Every instance you make some mistake

Recover. Refocus and learn in its wake

Repetition is true folly. Once is actually a chance

To reinforce and endorse right or wrong. Perchance

You will not get it tomorrow

Persevere and success will follow

 

Every time by act or tongue if you hurt someone

In your heart, you know right away its not done

Exclude ego and say your sorry. Grasp the chance

To be forgiven and live in peace. Perchance

You will not get it tomorrow

Anguish can be a concluding blow

 

Every once in a while, when choices are to be made

Go slow choose wise don’t suffer brain fade

Ultimately you are responsible for them. Your chance

To own your life is staring at your face. Perchance

You will never get it tomorrow

Excuses always sound so hollow

 

 

One person is also statistic

One act of kindness is just as fantastic

As uplifting a people per se

One act of nastiness is just as caustic

As watching a society wither away

Remember each and every individual counts

Each and every deed accounts

 

One angry word can make you go ballistic

One kind word can go the length

One real smile and the experience is holistic

One simple belief can give strength

Miss one opportunity and the memory haunts

One wrong doing and then the pressure mounts

 

You don’t have to play God. Suffice it is to be realistic

In your own capacity just do your best

One person is also statistic

Intent and effort matter. Leave the rest

In the hands of destiny and it always amounts

You can recreate a domino effect that daunts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Different Take

When good is not simply the absence of evil

When good is not a mere antidote to the devil

 

When good springs to action and makes a pact

When good bridges the gap between thought and act

 

When good is tougher still

When good can bend the will

 

When good can offer the Heavens above

Repair. Assistance. Endorsement. Love

 

When good does not seek glory or gain

When good is genuine and does not feign

 

When good is inbuilt into the fiber of the soul

When good is not in parts but an encompassing whole

 

When good has the power to give and forgive

When good is inherent in the way you live

 

That good, when personified, has a different take

That good is simply of a different make