THIS JOURNEY : MY ENGLISH TRANSVERSION OF NEPALI POEM BY BIIRBHADRA KARKIDHOLI
THIS JOURNEY
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Journey that begins in dark
Ends in dark
Journey that begins in light
Ends in light
Let us initiate our journey in light , this time
Journey in light is not
Difficult, as journey in dark
Trust me this much.
And as in dark
With torch and match-box
Relying on torch-bearers
There is no need of all these
Remember this much, too
During journey body exhausts, mind gets tired
Feet lose vigour
Nail biting is likely
Body may be sweaty
Own life seems a burden to oneself
Own target seems tough to oneself
" No journey is easy-going", I had told you
But , you never trusted me
This time
You start your journey
On your own feet
Required items
Carry on your own back
Then only, you will realize
What I said was true
Journey that you accomplished
Riding on another's back and
Journey undertaken on feet of others
And reaching destination thereby
You will feel utter difference
This is journey
Don't insist on leaving it mid-way
You will reach destination just by starting
Don't ever think so
Don't get dis-heartened
Move with firm determination
Don't indulge in hasty misconceptions
Don't take a short-cut
To reach destination hastily
Just follow the path
On which you initiated journey
And start feeling joy of this journey
Right from the beginning
And realize the difference between journey
Undertaken on back of someone else
And the joy of attaining target on your own feet
Previous journey was
In the dark
And ended in the dark
Present journey was
Initiated in light
Trust me
This journey will
Culminate in light.
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