We don’t do it enough, but what is essential
Is to think about our Highest Human Potential
For when this short life comes to its end
What will the world remember you for, my friend?
Your job, your house, bank balance or clothes…
You won’t be remembered for any of those
What did you do, how did you make others feel?
What did you give back? That’s the big deal
If you came, you lived then you went – so what!
Did you leave a mark… or just left a blot?
Those who are on histories’ pages
Are the ones who gave like saints and sages
Those who made the world a better place
Of the billions, we recognise only their face
They did not waste a second, they came first
Such was their drive, such was their thirst
They knew that life could be gone in a breath
That nothing can be achieved after death
So they worked in the moment, lived in the now
They just did and kept doing, did not wonder how.
We too have one life and if we waste it with vices
Then hate breeds hate, we’ll be left in a crisis
Wars and terror and lives full of fear
Happiness cannot come from all of this dear.
Give human values, ‘humanness’ back to all
Build bridges says my Master, don’t build a wall.
Those who live for others, they have love in their hearts
Where our thinking ends, that is where theirs starts
Let’s reach our true potential, let’s start today.
Who knows if we’ll live to be old and grey
Let’s wear a smile and let’s see all as One
Embrace the world then the journey has begun.
See the beauty in every creation He made
He controls each moment, so why be afraid?
Worry not, for He will always provide…
The King and the pawn are put back side by side
We’ll all have to go, but it’s about how we went
The time that was given, how was it really spent?
What use is the Sun, if the curtains are drawn?
What use is our life if we did nothing, once born?
Each day gone by, reminds me for sure
It’s another day wasted, I should have done more
Love, Live, Laugh… know who you are
Know the One Formless, who is Nirankar
The only One to know, is the Only essential
Who helps us unlock our Highest Human Potential
– Sudhir Kundi, London
