The Mind Game ...

I walk the boulevard of broken dreams..
No one to my left..
No one to my right..
Only breeze and trees..
To keep me company..

I asked the tree
'Are you happy?'
It said 'Of course'
I asked 'How?'
It said
'I dont trouble myself.
I dont bother about the last cyclone which broke my branch
I dont live dreading the flood which might uproot me.
I dont feel intimidated by the growth of the tree next to me.
I enjoy the warmth the sunshine brings everyday.
I enjoy the songs birds sing everyday .
I work all the day and produce as many fruits as possible.
I dont feel its my fault if I yield less than what I did last year.
After all I do my best and leave the rest'

Then I asked the breeze
'Are you happy?'
It said 'Of course'
I asked 'How?'
It said 'I travel far and wide.
I love the clouds and pollens I take.
I love the music I carry.
I enjoy the delicious smells which ride on me.
I love the way people wait for me on a hot day.
All the same, I dont spend my day praying that these happen.
I dont depend upon the clouds or the music or the pollen to keep me happy.
I don't mind when people scold me for dipersing the rain clouds.
I dont fear that during a pressure drop I ll rip things apart.
I dont feel responsible when I carry loads of germs during the monsoons.
After all, What is happiness but ' Feeling good ' about yourself?'

Alas, It took the breeze
To blow away the clouds blocking my Vision.
It took the tree to sow the seeds of wisdom.
I am glad that I walked that path alone.