快乐之歌

快乐之歌

Be happy, Oh! Child of this sweet earth.

Why do you fear?

What do you fear?

Why did you build a cage

And lock yourself in it?

Why do you think you lost the keys

When you hold them tightly in your palm?

Be happy.

Be playful.

Be at peace.

Dance to your own rhythm

快乐之歌

You are loved

You are protected

Utterly

Flawlessly

Unconditionally

by no less than the one

who created you.

Guaranteed.

Let it be, as they say

Let it be

Do not fight

The present.

For in this precise fleeting moment, lies the treasure

For you and for generations to follow

You need nothing

You have everything

The Guide stands by you

Hand outstretched

Waiting for your

Soft, sweaty and reluctant palm

To land in His

快乐之歌

What, how, why, when, what for,

what if,

suppose, but, oh! No

You say

He has heard these words before

He knows

Your doubts will dissipate

Once your hand is in His.

Know that the road ahead is safe

And beautiful

For it was built just for you

By the Only Guide there is

The Universe will bring forth its Spring season

At the right time for all that you love and care

At the precise moment that is right just for you

Don’t yearn for Spring when you live in the

Beauty of white winter.

Let it be.

快乐之歌

Do not compare

Yourself with others

For God doesn’t compare

You with others

Whatever is given to you

Is the treasure

The great treasure

That future generations will remember

Fools look at it and ask

Where is my treasure?

Wise men look at it and say

This is my dharma

快乐之歌

This is a crazy world

There are a hundred reasons

Why you may feel small

From your locked cage

Step out of your cage.

And you will see

What a fool you were

There are stars everywhere

Each thought of yours

Each feeling of yours

Each joy of yours

Each sorrow of yours

Each longing of yours

Reverberates through your children

And your grandchildren

And their unborn children

And the children of others

And their grandchildren

And their unborn children

快乐之歌

We are the product of our ancestors

But not just their DNA

But also their thoughts and actions

And more importantly, their secret intent

Behind their actions

Their longings, both deep and dark

Their courage, both slim and strong

Their faith, both fleeting and permanent

Their happiness, both simple and grand

快乐之歌

You are not an accident

You are a walking legend of wisdom,

past, present, and future.

Be abundantly happy

Even if it is just for today

And if you can may be even tomorrow

so that

Future generations will say

“I don’t know why – but I am always happy!”

– Sri Sri Ravi Shankar