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Monday, January 20, 2014

A Crooked Old Tree Comments

Rating: 4.8

There was once an ancient Chinese philosopher sitting under a crooked old tree
Who spoke on the subject of judging others, and how we need to think differently.

“When this tree was younger, ” he said, “it caused many people to gape
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Dr Dillip K Swain 21 August 2021

A magnificent poem......5 stars

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Bharati Nayak 06 July 2020

Neither should humans, ” he continued, “be judged by their shape or their size For like this old tree we’re sitting under, their destiny may too surprise. So never accept other people’s judgement of you; do not let them limit who you can be, And do not dismiss anyone in this world but treat everyone with dignity.” It’s a lesson I try to remember when I am judged or I judge others quickly. I try to stop and remember that Chinese philosopher and that beautiful crooked old tree.

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Bharati Nayak 07 January 2020

A very wise thought penned in beautiful poem- -Thanks for sharing.

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A B Faniki 31 August 2019

A beautiful ballad. Lace with the truth and amazing flow of words.thanks for sharing

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Savita Tyagi 20 May 2017

Great counseling and inspiration. These are the eternal teachings we should always remember.

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Ratnakar Mandlik 07 February 2017

Heartiest Congratulations for inking such an insightful poem based on eastern philosophy as also on it's selection as member poem of the Day.

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Richard Wlodarski 07 February 2017

Profound poetry and philosophy. What a potent mix! Thoroughly enjoyed this Poem Of The Day. Congrats, Jim on such an accomplishment. Looking forward to reading more of your poetry.

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Pranab K Chakraborty 07 February 2017

Philosophy of judging others by crooked idea undoubtedly amazing. Its newness of transformation in the field of judging captures the readers intelligence. Appreciate the recollection. Thanks.

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Edward Kofi Louis 07 February 2017

Do not dismiss anyone! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Geeta Radhakrishna Menon 07 February 2017

A tree is a teacher. Beautiful poem, Jim! Hearty Congratulation!

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Kim Barney 07 February 2017

A wonderful poem, Jim. So many truths! Congrats on having it chosen as poem of the day!

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Rajesh Thankappan 07 February 2017

A good poem with a great story-line. Congratulation on its selection as the member poem for the day.

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Clarence Prince 07 February 2017

Thank you for sharing this poem, Jim! There are lessons to learn from it. It shows that every person, and all thing serves a purpose in this world!

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Savita Tyagi 07 February 2017

Those cricked tree branches were so easy to climb and hold a special place in my memory. The poem reminded me of my own poem ' Banyan tree' which came out of appreciation for one such tree. Thanks for sharing.

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Christina Simmons 07 February 2017

Only the ego judge people. As someone who has successfully shed the ego off of my psyche I must say it feels very liberated to have done that. Your poem was both insightful and knowledgeable. Well done!

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Akham Nilabirdhwaja Singh 07 February 2017

A thought provoking poem, an enjoyable write.

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Paul Reed 07 February 2017

I enjoyed reading this so very much

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Tatiana Berdennikova 07 February 2017

This beautiful poem reveals true values of life.

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Tom Allport 07 February 2017

brilliant poem with good advice.

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Bernard F. Asuncion 07 February 2017

Thanks for sharing and congrats on being chosen....

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