POET'S PEN: WILLIAMSJI MAVELI writes on Piusha Singh's Poem " A New Blue Marble"

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POET'S PEN: WILLIAMSJI MAVELI writes  on Piusha Singh's Poem "" A New Blue Marble" posted on 13th July

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• A New Blue Marble
• By Poetess  Piusha Singh

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• Drawn in frenzy reveries of insanity,
• Gnawing barbed realities of existence
• Zombies patrolling in tinted frames
• Sheltering the perplexed in doom.

(Of the many problems we face today, some are natural calamities and must be accepted and faced with peace. Others, however, are of our own making, created by misunderstanding, and can be corrected. One such type arises from the conflict of ideologies, political or religious, when people fight each other for petty ends, losing sight of the basic humanity that binds us all together as a single human family. We must remember that the different religions, ideologies, and political systems of the world are meant for human beings to achieve happiness. We must not lose sight of this fundamental goal and at no time should we place means above ends; the supremacy of humanity over matter and ideology must always be maintained.)

• Petrified entities awaiting a ray
• in terror stricken lands of promises
• Clusters of cold feet ,blue hands
• engulfed in claret, scattered around.

(When we are aware, deeply in touch with the current moment, our understanding of what is going on deepens, and we begin to be filled with acceptance, joy, peace and love. Always the lands of promises are filled with terror an conflicts all over the world)

• Cowardly vultures lurking around
• Deception camouflaged as  peace
• Shelters alluring as citizenry baits
• Engulfed in smoke still alive as earth.

(It is truly terrible that our involvement in worldly affairs has created a wide unfilled gap between us and our peace motives and promises .We have been completely cut off from his virtuous life and perfect morals)

• Awake from the mass anesthesia induced
• since eons,listen to the final alert folks .
• Let's free our souls  from the tyrants of time.
• Envision and design a new blue marble for morrow.

(Although money-oriented or materialistic knowledge in the form of science and technology has contributed enormously to human welfare, it is not capable of creating lasting peace or  happiness in this world)

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This is a  Poem by Poetess Piusha Singh with an approach  and a valuable message to World Peace. When we rise in the morning and listen to the news, radio or television media's, we are confronted with the same sad news of violence, crime, wars, and disasters.I cannot recall a single day without a report of something terrible happening somewhere. Even in these modern times it is clear that one's precious life is not safe. No former generation has had to experience so much bad news as we face today; this constant awareness of fear and tension should make any sensitive and compassionate person question seriously the progress of our modern world.

It is ironic that the more serious problems emanate from the more industrially advanced societies. Science and technology have worked wonders in many fields, but the basic human problems remain as the same. There is unprecedented literacy, yet this universal education does not seem to have fostered goodness, but only mental restlessness and discontent instead. There is no doubt about the increase in our material progress and technology, but somehow this is not sufficient as we have not yet succeeded in bringing about peace and happiness or in overcoming suffering.

We can only conclude that there must be something seriously wrong with our progress and development, and if we do not check it in time there could be disastrous consequences for the future of humanity. I am not at all against science and technology - they have contributed immensely to the overall experience of humankind; to our material comfort and well-being and to our greater understanding of the world we live in. But if we give too much emphasis to science and technology we are in danger of losing touch with those aspects of human knowledge and understanding that aspire towards honesty and altruism.
 
Science and technology, though capable of creating immeasurable material comfort, cannot replace the age-old spiritual and humanitarian values that have largely shaped world civilization, in all its national forms, as we know it today. No one can deny the unprecedented material benefit of science and technology, but our basic human problems remain; we are still faced with the same, if not more, suffering, fear, and tension. Thus it is only logical to try to strike a balance between material developments on the one hand and the development of spiritual, human values on the other. In order to bring about this great adjustment, we need to revive our humanitarian values such as Universal humanitarianism is essential to solve global problems;All world religions are already for world peace in this way, as are all humanitarians of whatever ideology;Compassion is the pillar of world peace;Each individual has a universal responsibility to shape institutions to serve human needs.

Please accept my congratulations for sharing this excellent poem with COSMO viewers.

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WILLIAMSJI MAVELI

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ABOUT POET'S PEN: Williamsji Maveli writes a column titled "Poet's Pen" in view of bringing connectivity between the author and reader for a better understanding of poetic aspects in creativity perspective. This column will highlight on the content of a poem picked at random by the author, which will be appearing on daily basis as and when the authors feels to upload the posting.  Reader's valuable comments, both positive and negative are most welcome and will be highly appreciated by me

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