Life is like a south Indian Lunch

Life  is  like a south Indian Lunch

By

P.R.Ramachander

(I  felt like writing this after  reading  the very great nterpretation of lunch items by Maha Peiyava. Anantha Koti Namaskarams to Him)

Some  one asked   the saint   who knew everything ,

Why we   during a feast  eat  Sambhar   first,

Then Rasam , followed by  Payasam,

And end everything by taking butter milk.

The saint   did not even think for a   second but told,

The thick , pungent sambhar  is termed as Kuzhambu ,

Which  also means    “get confused “ and  is the state of youth  ,

Of all of us  where “I” dominates and makes life a turbid  confused state

The second dish is   called  Rasam   by us  ,

Which is  less spicy  but  clear  and also could mean ,

“The juice or essence   “ , which     we do get  by our  experiences

When the “I”  which is murky gets away and life becomes more clear

After   we  taste  the essence  , we are ready,

To enjoy the true journey of life    and   make   it sweet  ,

By taking  the  sweet  dishes and enjoy it,

And  become ready    to face   anything in life

After the pungent   state of “I”,

After  the “essence “  state of Rasam,

And after   the sweet   taste  of Payasam,

WE are   ready   to take the  stable butter milk.

Butter milk  is  unchangeable  like God,

It again comes , after  ego like  butter ,

Is removed from the murky and sour selfish life,

And  tells us that   we have now reached the end.