THE PERSON I
AM LOOKING FOR
Prof. Hazara Singh
If you do not get lowered in your own eyes
While you raise yourself in those of others
If you do not succumb to gossips and lies
And care not for them saying ‘Who bothers’
You may be the person,
I have been looking for
If you crave not for applause when you win
And look not for sympathy while you lose
If praise makes not your head toss and spin
And after a setback you offer no excuse
You may be the person,
I have been looking for
If you listen to counsel without getting sore
And re-assess yourself in the light thereof
If you pledge to be not obstinate any more
And accept others without frown and scoff
You may be the person,
I have been looking for
If you have the will to live and courage to die
You are a beacon-light for people far and wide
If you ignore the jeers, thus, nailing the lie
That virtue and success go not side by side
You are the person,
I am looking for