In his finest of philosophical poem *”Prema Sangeetam”*, which I read this evening, the poet *Mahakavi Ulloor S Parameshwara Iyer* pens:
“പരസുഖേമ സുഖമെനിക്കു നിയതം പരദുഖം ദുഖം
പരമാറ്ത്ഥത്തിൽ പരനും ഞാനും ഭവാനുമൊന്നല്ലീ”
English translation (roughly):
“By rule, others’ well-being is my well-being, their sorrow is that of mine too
The truth is; them, me and the God, all are the same.”
The first line clearly reiterates the necessity of empathy among humanity which though the materialistic world had forgotten, the world of Covid 19 reminds us with frightening reality.
Me and my family getting rid of Covid Virus doesn’t help us at all. The world will be liveable again, only when everyone is getting rid of the Virus.
The second line of Ulloor expose the need for unity in life. Only when we realise this unity, that the empathy factor comes forth in all of us.
Every scripture tells us too see our self in others. And that results in a amiable beautiful world.
Take care and stay safe!
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