Hello
friends,
I would like
to share a poem which I studied during my graduation. The title of the poem is “My friend, the things that do attain”. It is written by Henry Howard, Earl of
Surrey.
Henry
Howard, Earl of Surrey (1516/1517 – 19 January 1547), was an English
aristocrat, and one of the founders of English Renaissance poetry.
MY
friend, the things that do attain
The happy
life be these, I find:
The
riches left, not got with pain;
The
fruitful ground; the quiet mind;
The equal
friend; no grudge; no strife;
No charge
of rule, nor governance;
Without
disease, the healthy life;
The
household of continuance;
The mean
diet, no dainty fare;
Wisdom
joined with simpleness;
The night
discharged of all care,
Where
wine the wit may not oppress:
The
faithful wife, without debate;
Such
sleeps as may beguile the night;
Content
thyself with thine estate,
Neither
wish death, nor fear his might.
In the above
mentioned poem, there is a list of things that are the means for attaining a
happy life.
Like – pain free
tradition,Good health,. A faithful spouse,Having good friends,Not wishing for
death yet not fearing his might are means to attaining a happy life.
Ironically,
these things mentioned above are clearly attainable. Following a healthy diet
will give you a good health and it will lead to a happy life.Being a true
friend will guarantee honest friendship. Being truthful can increase a spouse's
faithfulness. Less intake of wine will help one attain a happy life.
Self-control
is the key.
It is also a choice one can make to lead a happy life.
Although
death is unavoidable, but there is no need to wish or fear death. Often, permanence
brings about unavoidable exhaustion.
Balance is
the key to life.
This poem
suggests a balanced life is the key to attaining a happy life. The poet
suggests that there are means to attaining a happy life. The ideas of the poet are sensible. He must have
observed this otherwise he wouldn’t tell this with authority.
The ideas
are realistic and the things are attainable, still there are very less people
who live life in a balanced way.
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Good Information
ReplyDelete"Very less people", should be "very few people".
ReplyDeleteThank you so much ma'am . For this blog......
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