<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=532863" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Ants and the Lessons They Teach</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">In a cluttered heap<br>Under an empty tin<br>Settled a colony of black ants<br>Neither annoyed by raging heat<br>Nor drenched in pouring rain<br>With intrusion from nowhere, <br>They thrived on as a single swell.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The happy residents of this peaceful abode<br>Never deterred by distractions any <br>Survival, being their sole intent<br>Work in unison to meet their needs.<br>Some, like warriors, guard their nest<br>While others go foraging food<br>Each having his assigned role<br>And none fattening on another's sweat<br>A gracious queen here rules the nest, <br> Neither despotic nor imperious<br>Staying inside, patiently laying eggs<br>Knowing, they thrive on increased number.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"> Within the colony, they look a wobbling mass<br>Often as black paint, carelessly daubed<br> Almost glued to a fixed space<br>They hardly move or run around.<br>If on a sudden, an invasion arises<br>In an instant, they burst into thousands<br>And run helter- skelter<br>Hunting for a new settlement</div><div style="margin:10px 0">As the initial commotion subsides<br>They fall into an unbroken line<br>Each carrying in its tiny mouth<br>Their budding progeny in milky white<br>Those specks of white in larva form<br>And march headlong for pastures, new.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"> Swift is their evacuation<br>Majestic is their migration<br>Oh, what fun! Watching this exodus of black army<br>March solemnly to their destination! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Though there exists an abysmal gap<br>Between the mighty men and these tiny ants<br>What valuable lessons they oft teach<br>That put we brags to utter shame</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Among the umpteen lessons, they glibly teach<br>If we could just emulate the cardinal ones; <br>Their spirit of harmony and collective work<br>No doubt, mankind would be a happier lot!</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Valsa+George">Valsa George</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=532863" data-title="Ants and the Lessons They Teach de Valsa George" data-description="In a cluttered heap Under an empty tin Settled a colony of black ants Neither annoyed by raging heat Nor drenched in pouring rain With intrusion from nowhere, They thrived on as a single swell. The happy residents of this peaceful abode Never de..."></div> </div> </div>

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