Reality Check

Reality Check

Life is, but, the main journey
Made up of different roads,
Short & Long Or Up & Down,
Or filled with varying loads.

The paths are all variable constants
The choice is yours to make,
For, on this journey, far and long,
Everyone, a different path, must take.

For its the choices that make a man
And not just his abilities
Then he can even fly in the race
In spite of his many disabilities.

Life is all, but, the way you live
On you, everything depends,
To foolishly try and run amok
Or tie up all the loose ends.

I tried to flee, run away from it,
When it all became too much
But try all you can, you can't escape
The way of life is such.

Life is more than just a shadow,
Its the truth penultimate,
You are bound to life itself,
It is your lasting fate.

Wherever you go, yonder, afar,
You think you've left everything behind.
Detaching Yourself from the normal way
Is delirious, you would find.

One day must come, when you will stand
Again, where you once were;
Things are just exactly the same
Nothing has dissappeared.

This break from life is temporary,
This small respite from routine;
Where order seemingly melts away
Pending work is quarantined.

You might make merry and enjoy
This ray of sunshine small ;
Forgetting that the clouds will come again
And darkness shall cover all.

For life always awaits your return
To this world of endless turmoil;
Life is the Biggest picture, my friend,
You reap rewards for your toil.

Life may seem, harsh, to you;
Harsh is all reality.
Yet all that we see or seem
Is but like a dream within a dream.

Reality is a persistent illusion,
Reality never fades,
To face reality, everyone has,
Not lament beneath the shades.

Reality is that which doesnt go away
Even when you stop believing,
So dream & achieve with open eyes,
Thats the secret of living.

For, you can close your eyes to reality
But surely not to memories
So, once a while, have a reality check
To map your path to victories.

- K. Aravind
1.2.2009