This World Lives
This world lives
because
Some men
do not eat alone,
not even when they get
the sweet ambrosia of the gods;
they've no anger in them,
they fear evils other men fear
but never sleep over them;
give their lives for honor,
will not touch a gift of whole worlds
if tainted;
there's no faintness in their hearts
and they do not strive
for themselves.
Because such men are,
this world is.
trans A.K. Ramanujan
very nice :)
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