A LOOK AT LIFE-106 BY-SMRUTI RANJAN MOHANTY NEITHER YOU NOR I No one is self-made Neither you nor I The love and concern Sweat and blood of your parents The sacrifices of your family The commitment of your teachers The support of the society The Govt and its resources Millions of people and their Hard-earned money in the form of taxes Have gone into the making of you That significant dignified you You know not How many have contributed to your upbringing To how many you owe for what you are You carry countless obligations of innumerable Individuals about whom you are not aware of Without the support of the family Society and the system You can't imagine Where you would have been. You have forgotten The individuals and institutions That made you what you are You are obsessed with your career Family and kids You don't see anything, anybody except A significant few you call your own You evaluate relationship in terms of Naked self-interest For you individuals, society and nation Have no meaning What matters is money You do not remember them The individuals, institutions and the system Which carried you all along You are swayed away by the glittering outlay Of the new world It is okay you have chosen your life But don't runway from your obligations It is time to payback To the society, system and individuals Who have invested so much on you You are an out and out professional But the man in you is silently Breathing somewhere deep inside You are a man You can not kick the ladder I know. Be with the system You can not betray yourself Smruti Ranjan Mohanty© Picture-google #river A LOOK AT LIFE-106 BY-SMRUTI RANJAN MOHANTY NEITHER YOU NOR I No one is self-made Neither you nor I The love and concern