<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=350599" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>For any wrong happening, do not run to your gods, blame yourself</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">A childhood friend of mine<br>Seemingly very much devoted<br>To the faith his family belonged<br>Never missed a day<br>To visit the places of worship<br>In our big town<br>Never missed a day<br>To complete the<br>Daily rituals with which <br>He was baptized long back</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Fled the town overnight<br>In search of earning opportunities<br>Went abroad<br>Got a job<br>Things did not end there<br>Convenience and comfort made him<br>Change his faith<br>Got married to a woman<br>Of a different faith<br>And settled there</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Unaware of these his parents<br>Went ahead for his marital alliance<br>Which he also accepted<br>Got second time married<br>Without disclosing his earlier wedding<br>In all his traditional ways<br>Expressing devotion to all gods<br>Of his original faith</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Through the second marriage<br>He was blessed with twins<br>When everything came to light<br>His parents were turned practically mad<br>Who, otherwise, were an enthusiastic couple<br>And his second wife<br>Fell seriously ill, not terminally, <br>But beyond recovery<br>His twins are now practically parentless<br>And in shattered childhood</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I was induced to ask the gods of these faiths<br>As to what were their roles<br>When this person kept his faiths</div><div style="margin:10px 0">They looked at each other for a while<br>And both said in chorus<br>You only have created us<br>And you only have decorated us with powers<br>But, you would never ask for <br>Correct help or guidance<br>You would act on impulses<br>And on the demands of your sensual pleasures<br>If anything goes wrong<br>You would look at us<br>Seeking reasons and explanations for the mishap</div><div style="margin:10px 0">For any wrong happening<br>Do not run to your gods<br>Blame yourself</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Bashyam+Narayanan">Bashyam Narayanan</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=350599" data-title="For any wrong happening, do not run to your gods, blame yourself de Bashyam Narayanan" data-description="A childhood friend of mine Seemingly very much devoted To the faith his family belonged Never missed a day To visit the places of worship In our big town Never missed a day To complete the Daily rituals with which He was baptized long back Fled ..."></div> </div> </div>

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