Diogenes Ignored Poem by Raj Arumugam
Diogenes Ignored
"Do you notice, "
says a passer-by
to the begging Diogenes,
"that people rather offer alms
to the lame, blind and maimed?
They do not offer alms
to a philosopher like you.
Why is it that you think? "
"That's because, "
says Diogenes
"people think one day
they too might become lame, blind or maimed -
but they never think they'd
ever turn to philosophy
So they ignore me…"
No qualification is required to be a philosopher, for other disabilities they have to be qualified of lacking something, even the morons, their IQ should be below 50 or 25. I pity the begging Diogenes, but I may not donate, because he may use his brain to insult my generosity....That is the reason most of our poets died as poor and awarded posthumously....
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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5/4/2024 11:34:22 AM # 1.0.0.1119
Wow, man, I like the wisdom in this poem. Simple and yet really veluable wisdom.