Praveen Kumar So he died for his faith. That is fine-- More than most of us do. But stay, can you add to that line That he lived for it, too?
In death he bore witness at last As a martyr to truth. Did his life do the same in the past From the days of his youth?
It is easy to die. Men have died For a wish or a whim-- From bravado or passion or pride. Was it harder for him?
But to live: every day to live out All the truth that he dreamt, While his friends met his conduct with doubt, And the world with contempt--
Was it thus that he plodded ahead, Never turning aside? Then we'll talk of the life that he led-- Never mind how he died.
Contributed by Uma
