THE SEA, MY GURU AND ME – By Capt.K.V.Subbarao

I groomed my attitude in life, from the sea,

Just stand on the shore, you too will see,

The energy of each following wave is higher,

So I learnt to try again, why should I ever tire?

Waves cut through eroding rocks, in hundreds of days

I learnt perseverance and honest effort pays

Try relentlessly and finally you will succeed

Even with rock solid opposition, just proceed.

If everything is peaceful, I rest not

But use every minute I’ve got

There is an uneasy calm in the eye of a storm,

Sea taught me ‘just be cautious’; now it’s my norm.

Even in a tormenting sea there is a calm below,

In life too, with unrest around and morale, low

I understand that life, cannot change my fate

And the sea’s inner calm, tells me relax, meditate