When I had been to IISC (Bangalore) ,I saw this poem, sticked on the wall , in my friend's room
I liked this poem very much!!
The Guy in the Glass
The Guy in the Glass
When you get what you want in the struggle for self
And the world makes you King for a day
Then go to the mirror and look at yourself
ANd see what this guy has to say.
For it isn't the man's father, or mother, or wife
Who's judgement upon him must pass
The feller who's verdict counts most in his life
Is the guy starring back from the glass.
He's the feller to please, never mind the rest,
FOR HE'S WITH YOU CLEAR UP TO THE END.
And you've passed your most dangerous, difficult test
If the guy in the glass is your friend.
You may be like Jack Horner and chisel a plum,
ANd think your a wonderful guy,
But that man in the glass says your a bum,
If you can't look him straight in the eye.
You can fool the whole world down the pathway of years
And get pats on the back as you pass,
But your final reward will be heartaches or tears,
If you've cheated the guy in the glass.
4 comments:
'hey, read it again' was my first reaction.
really well written poem!
Brilliant concept and great poetry!!! But dnt u think that judgement of self is a fluid concept really??..and wat if u are wrong but u still manage to impress the guy in the glass?? (Just a random thought...:).)
The answer to this question is directly based on a famous axiom from psychology..."Wear whichever mask you like,and boast about it to all others who are masked;The mask will surely give you the desired results...except if you refrain from doing one damn thing...Go to an empty room;Lock the door from inside,and just look in the mirror for 5 minutes...There will be an explosion;the mask you were wearing,will crumble to pieces,and what you will see in the mirror will be yourself..From insde out....When you will come out of the room,you will either be sombre or cheerful;But in any case you will have burnt down your ability to wear any masks at all..."
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