DON'T JUDGE OTHERS

DON'T JUDGE OTHERS


Judge not that you be not judged,
Your judgment may well be fudged.

It is easier to teach
Than to follow what we preach.

Help others learn, if they wish;
In their ignorance, don’t fish.

Your and their god is the same,
Differing only in name.

To fight, by His name inspired!
Of this game, He must be tired.

O Lord, O Allah, O Ram!
Bestow on Your children calm.



* Written as rhyming couplets, 7 syllables to a line

• Written on the third anniversary of 9/11 [Sept. 11, 2001], which was essentially a clash of religions / civilizations. The last three stanzas address this issue specifically.

* Initially written as item 889323, which was deleted on 27 March 2005 and posted as entry 337322 in "WAR POETRY--award winner" . At that time it had been rated 4 by 7 viewers. Posted as the present item on 17 May 2008.


M C Gupta
11 September 2004