No Philosophy Can Go On All Fours
G. S. Rastogi
Through the
accumulated wisdom of ages
We look for
an ideal, steady like North Star,
Civilizations
through the millennium have sought
But the
guiding Light remains elusive.
Every
country, region and nation,
Has its own
songs that emerge
Straight
from the native genius
But
perfection mocks from afar.
Buried in
every man and woman
Is a
ceaseless urge, often intense,
To find out
an unfailing principle
But the
quest remains an insoluble puzzle.
Wise men,
saints and thinkers, all
Have delved
deep for some magic Rule,
But the
Laws they laid down
Have
divided mankind, causing much strife.
Tossed on a
raging sea of life,
Unique
situations keep cropping up,
Unique
solutions have to be found,
But no
formulae can lead us all the way.
Let the
fact dawn upon us
There
exists no philosophy that can
Go on all
fours, serve all occasions.
Life is too
complex for a single set of rules.