I Am This… I Am That

I am this… I am that

I am techie, I am writer

I am Chowdhary, I am Brahmin

I am Capitalist, I am Socialist

I am Muslim, I am Hindu

I am Indian, I am American

I am this and I am that.

 

Labels.

We attach our selves to the label

As if the label itself is us.

They give rise to arguments

They create this side and the other side.

 

Can we live without our labels?

They are merely things we are born to

Or the things we do.

Labels are not us.

 

We are what we think. Were our thoughts filled with love today?

We are what we say. Did our words carry compassion today?

We are what we add to this world. Did we make a difference today?

 

Time isn’t in your hand.

Satpal’s no more.

Helping sardar. Endearing cartoonist.

Ever smiling. Fit to the last muscle.

 

Make this moment count

With a spring in your step

With kindness and a smile

Like he did.