Which is the best… to love or to be loved?
Neither… said the Heart…
That is best, which is not… Achieve it…
For to love and to be loved is the chimera of life


Which is the best…to live or to die?
Neither…said the Soul…
That is best, which is not…Achieve it…
For to live is to die and to die is to born again


Which is the best…to laugh or to cry?
Neither…said the God…
That is best, which is not…Achieve it…
For laughter and tears both are ephemeral


Which is the best…to work or to rest?
Neither… said the Flesh…
That is best, which is not… Achieve it…
For labor and rest are mans two infirmities


Which is the best…to be wise or to be ignorant?
Neither…said the Wisdom…
That is best, which is not…Achieve it…
For wise and ignorant, will both crumble to hate.


Which is the best…to be courageous or to be coward?
Neither…said the Destiny…
That is best, which is not…Achieve it…
For courageous and cowards, will pass the same fate.


Which is the best…to kiss or to read the lips?
Neither…said the Priest…
That is best which is not…Achieve it…
For lust is the cousin of kiss, born to seal the lips.


Which is the best…to write poetry or to write a tale?
Neither…said the Savant…
That is best which is not…Achieve it…
For poems and tales are fated to amuse life’s train


Which is the best…to help or to be helped?
Both…said the Holy Ghost…
That is best which is with you…. Don’t try to achieve more…
For life is an opportunity to contribute something to the humanity.




Copyright 2002 Bhuwan Thapaliya