You always be yourself

You always be yourself

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

(posted in Tamil   in face book   by my many friends  .Thanks to all  of them. )

Gold is costly tin is cheap,

But what you can make  with tin,

Cannot   ever be  made with gold,

And so you always  be yourself

Water  of the Ganges  is indeed sacred,

Water  of the   well  is ordinary

A thirsty person  does not wait  for ganges  water,

And so   you always   be yourself

Peacock  is indeed very pretty,

Crow   is  little ugly to look at,

But offerings to ancestors is given only  to the crow,

And so  you always   be your self

Lion   is very  strong   and very fierce.

A dog definitely  is not  as strong as lion,

Lion eats you, dog is grateful,

And so   you always be yourself

Silk   cloth shines and glitters  ,

Cotton  is thick  and ordinary,

But when it is hot , we prefer to wear cotton

And so you always be yourself

Sky  is pretty  blue and Vast,

Earth is rough and crowded,

But on sky we cannot k live,

And so  you always be yourself

Today is not like yesterday,

Today  may not be like yomorrow,

But each of us have  to live  as it is now,

And so   you always  be yourself

You always be yourself,

There is nothing to be ashamed about it,

There is nothing to be   sorry about it,

There is nothing  painful   about it,

There is nothing   vulgar about it,

Day in and day  out  improve yourself,

But you always be yourself,

A day   will soon come ,

When the world   would  want to live like you

One day   the world  would make you  ,

As its model,

You always be yourself,

One day   the world  like to walk,

Like you  .

You always be yourself

Do not change yourself   ,

For sake of some one  else,

And  loose those who live for you,

You always be yourself