THE
TRUE MAN
M. RAMAKRISHNA RAO
The Universe is mine and
I love all mankind as my
own,
This Oneness and Manyness
Is called Brahman or
The Lord, Supreme,
Almighty or Unknown;
My children, messengers,
mesiahs or men
Proclaim the same truth
about me
And preach love,
kindness and help
Irrespective
of colour, creed or the rest.
So, reflect on your
impermanence
And work for lasting
peace and happiness,
Be a grain of the soil
and enrich it
Be like a fountain, a
shower of grace,
A flower for worship, a
fruit of health
Giving away all the time
and receiving divine blessings,
Working with joy and
improving the surroundings
Treating all as your
own, making them one
With faith in future and
human endeavour
Shedding the
superstitious fears of ignorance,
Predictions of idlers
and debilitating horoscopes;
Rising above pettiness,
faithlessness and Penury,
Be yourself and bold,
not as a fanatical blot on humanity
But as the beneficiary
of the best of Mankind's glory
As
a true Man,
unbiased, unruffled and exemplary,
Magnanimous,
Action-oriented and Non-violent!