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Oh my mind, take a pause and watch the world go by.
Having been on the journey of life, long and continuous
Had not many chances to pause and ponder.

Be the spectator rather than an athlete,
Be the palm tree on the coast rather than the agitated reflection in the river,
Be the life guard rather than a frolicking person on the beach.

Be an audience to your own show.

Ocean deep and blue with plenty of water
run not to the ocean to quench your thrist

Well in the ground has a limited suppy of water
get a container and quench your thrist

Ask not the most wealthy friend to tame your trouble
Ask the most compassionate friend to consider your case
Pride not the number of wealthy friends
All you need a couple of compassionate friends.

Fret not the evaporation of water of a pond by Sun
Wait for the rain clounds gather that water together

Fear not the passing of seasons and years
Next generation is getting ready to make world much better

Fear not the loniless of an empty nest
Children will gain great knowledge before they return

Patience is the best of all virtues.
Practice with pride every moment of life.

Teachers are farmers of culture.
Teachers seed the minds of society.
Seeds will harvest in all that a society needs.
Teachers create teachers to replace the teachers.
Keystone for humanity is the teacher.

Respect your teacher along with your parents.
Parents are the first teachers of all cultures.

Make your teacher proud.
Learn well while you are a student.
Teach well what you know with commitment.

Clouds gather together dark and dense
throwing thunder bolts with lightening
attack the mountain on a monsoon day.

Mountain of rock stands its ground
and drain the clounds of their water.
Mountain of mud succumbs to them
by melting away piece by piece.

Man gets attacked by vices of the world
known and unknown, by wish or by chance.
One with strong character will triumph over them
and seeks a path joy rather than a path of pleasure.

A candle melts away to provide light successfully
A rice plant self-pollinates to provide grain successfully
A nun scarifies a life to help others successfully
Successful act is to be measured by the numbers it served.

Give me a life without begging and pleading
Give me a death without pain and suffering
Give me a place near you after my death
Please give me, my dear God Almighty.
(Ancient Hindu Prayer)

Our body is a chariot pulled by five horses.

Sense of vision
Sense of speech
Sense of taste
Sense of hearing
Sense of touch

The charioteer who can reign in these horses to lead them on a path of moderation will lead a life of fulfillment and happiness. (Bhagavadgita)

Caterpiller goes into a shell
Breaks the confines of it’s shell
Emerges as a butterfly
Man goes into introspect
Liberates from the grip of ego
Emerges to make world a better place.

It is a treasure that can’t be stolen.
It provides a façade for daily life.
It provides wealth for poor and rich alike.
It is a teacher and a friend in foreign land.
It is what makes us human.

Knowledge
One should never stop pursing it.

(Appoximate transalation for a Telugu poem. Author unknown)