VIRTUE

VIRTUE

Being the sap of one’s life is a virtue
Being the smile on one’s lips is a virtue
Being the key to one’s success is a virtue
Being the steps to one’s prosperity is a virtue.

Being the legs of the lame is a virtue
Being the eyes of the blind is a virtue
Being the ears of the deaf is a virtue
Being the laps of the orphans is a virtue.

Being the beds for the fatigued is a virtue
Being the books for the illiterate is a virtue
Being the camels of the desert is a virtue
Being the supports of the neglected is a virtue.

Being the hope-rays of the despaired is a virtue
Being the balms of the wounded is a virtue
Being the oars of the voyagers is a virtue
Being the guides of the misguided is a virtue.

Providing the thirsty with water is a virtue
Feeding the hungry stomachs is a virtue
Helping the needy and destitute is a virtue
Caressing one’s just emotions is a virtue.

Providing shade to the sunburnt is a virtue
Providing umbrellas over the wet is a virtue
Providing shelters to the homeless is a virtue
Providing shame-covers to the naked is a virtue.

Standing by the oppressed is a virtue
Shouldering the loads of the weak is a virtue
Showing the ways to the straying is a virtue
Wiping the tears of the tortured is a virtue.

Speaking the Truth boldly is a virtue
Helping the helpless willingly is a virtue
Listening to the voice of the unheard is a virtue
Being the kind tone of the dumb is a virtue.

Spreading sweet harmony is a virtue
Weaving the garments of peace is a virtue
Wreathing the bouquets of friendship is a virtue
Planting the saplings of co-operation is a virtue.

Breezing the winds of affinity is a virtue
Raising the issues of the neglected is a virtue
Watering the plants of loyalty is a virtue
Plucking the fruit of perspiration is a virtue.

Suckling the motherless children is a virtue
Raining in the arid region of poverty is a virtue
Sharing the knowledge with the untaught is a virtue
Lighting the lamps of enlightenment is a virtue.

Removing the carcasses of dead habits is a virtue
Dusting the grimes of ill-thoughts is a virtue
Effacing the ugly faces of vice is a virtue
Refining the thoughts and actions is a virtue.

Shining the hearts of filth is a virtue
Wearing the garlands of honesty is a virtue
Clearing one’s path of mission is a virtue
Hoarding the gems of integrity is a virtue.

Taking pity on the deserved is a virtue
Assuaging one’s pain and pang is a virtue
Living happily for others is a virtue
Consoling the suffered hearts is a virtue.

Fostering the forlorn is a virtue
Buttressing the tumbling is a virtue
Lifting the down trodden is a virtue
Establishing peace in society is a virtue.

Not seeing the evils is a virtue
Not hearing to the evils is a virtue
Not dealing in the evils is a virtue
Not dealing with the evils is a virtue.

Not befriending injustice is a virtue
Not thinking ill of others is a virtue
Not accepting bribes is a virtue
Not yielding to the temptations is a virtue.

Not injecting violence is a virtue
Not stealing or cheating is a virtue
Not lying or fabricating is a virtue
Not being cruel and brutish is a virtue.

Not gambling, smoking or drinking is a virtue.
Not pretending or feigning is a virtue
Not digging ditches for others is a virtue
Not killing the innocent is a virtue.

Not being jealous is a virtue
Not shirking duty is a virtue
Not idling away time is a virtue
Not committing sin is a virtue.

Not being greedy and malicious is a virtue
Not misusing science is a virtue
Not taking one’s advantage is a virtue
Not being guided by vicious ideas is a virtue.

Not discriminating is a virtue
Not deteriorating is a virtue
Not depraving is a virtue
Not degrading is a virtue.

Not perverting is a virtue
Not seducing is a virtue
Not hurting one’s feelings is a virtue
Not massacring the masses is a virtue.

Not envying is a virtue
Not showing off is a virtue
Not betraying is a virtue
Not preying is a virtue.

Not back-biting is a virtue
Not swerving from the noble path is a virtue
Not breaching the code of conduct is a virtue
Not violating women’s modesty is a virtue.

Not encouraging corruption is a virtue
Not promoting human trafficking is a virtue
Not enslaving others is a virtue
Not playing with one’s life is a virtue.

Not proliferating lethal arms is a virtue
Not waging wars is a virtue
Not adulterating anything is a virtue
Not choking common sense is a virtue.

Not misusing natural resources is a virtue
Not contributing to pollution is a virtue
Not believing in oppression is a virtue
Not instigating exploitation is a virtue.

Not suffocating morality is a virtue
Not endangering humanity is a virtue
Not engendering illegality is a virtue
Not encouraging partiality is a virtue.

 Not desecrating shrines is a virtue
Not profaning lands is a virtue
Not defiling water bodies is a virtue
Not throttling Nature is a virtue.

Not crippling sensitivity is a virtue
Not slaughtering sensibility is a virtue
Not imprisoning Conscience is a virtue
Not doing the opposites of virtues is a virtue.

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©Shankar D Mishra   29 .03.2017

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