HAVE YOU EVER STOPPED…………

HAVE YOU EVER STOPPED…………

Have you ever stopped                                                           

To see the national flag

Fluttering high with pride?

If not, then stop today

Because it is telling you

That you should aim for the skies

Have you ever stopped to see ant

Carrying bits of food?

If  not, then stop today

Because it is telling you

That sweet are the fruits of labour

Have you ever stopped to see a baby

smiling at you?

If not, then stop today

Because it is telling you

That smile can change somebody’s life

Have you ever stopped

To see a spider making his web

With  great zeal and devotion

If not, then stop today

Because it is telling you

That you should never give up

Have you ever stopped

To see the colours of the rainbow

Inside the Soap bubbles which you where blowing?

If not, then stop today  

Because it is telling you

That cribbing won’t help, but being content will

Have you ever stopped

To see sweeper cleaning the road

For you to be happy while walking on it?

If not, then stop today

Because it is telling you

You should appreciate other

Have you ever stopped

To feel the softness   

Of your grandma’s saree?

If not, then stop today

Because it is telling you

That you should reciprocate love and care

Have you ever stopped

To call your good friend with whom you had a fight?

If not, then stop today

Because friend is like a diamond

Precious and rare

Have you ever stopped

To hear the chirping of the birds

Or the gentle pattering of raindrop falling on the leaves?

If not, then stop today

Because it is teaching you 

To be humble

Have you ever stopped

To observe those fluctuating light on the road 

Or  the waves of the beach?

If not, then stop today

Because they are telling you that

you will have ups and downs in your life

Don’t   you think we must all pause a while

To better decipher

The messages embedded in the universe

Through all these things???

By Teacher Disha Takwani