DO FORGET!

DO FORGET!

Forget, my dear, that you had ever been an indomitable Winner;

Lest the ever susceptible Complacency should creep into you!

Forget, my dear, that you had ever been an embarrassed Loser;

Lest the ever depressing Despondency should spur you to rue!

Forget, my dear, that you had ever been an Antonio-like Creditor;

Lest the ever destructive Pride should pound you and plunder!

Forget, my dear, that you had ever been an impoverished Debtor;

Lest your Self-esteem should hurt your zeal and press you lower!

Forget, my dear, that you had ever been a shining and inimitable Scholar;

Lest Over-confidence should turn you a dullard and fetch you Failure!

Forget, my dear, that you had ever been an immature and diplomatic Fool;

 Lest the World should exploit, and take advantage to, by force, Rule!

Thus, forget all, my dear, and accomplish only your assigned Duty;

You will not look for, for you will be an incarnation of Success-Beauty!

Glossary:

Indomitable – unconquerable

Lest - in case/ for fear that

Susceptible - at risk/ prone

Complacency - self-satisfaction

Embarrassed - uncomfortable

Despondency - hopelessness

Spur – encourage/ stimulate

Rue - repent

Antonio – Antonio was a kind-hearted and generous merchant who used to lend money to the needy without charging any interest. He was also a sacrificing friend of Bassanio, in Shakespeare’s play: “THE MERCHANT OF VENICE.”

Creditor - lender

Pound – hit/ strike

Plunder - steal

Impoverished - poor

Debtor - borrower

Zeal - enthusiasm

Inimitable - matchless

©Shankar D Mishra 17.11.2017

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