The Song of the free

Reference:

These inspiring lines have been taken from the poem “The Song of the free” composed by “Swami Vivekananda”, a great philosopher, a saint and a poet.

Context:

In these lines he gives a clear message that we should not afraid of death and misfortunes and should achieve our goal. He gives the examples of wounded snake, fire, cloud and heart struck-lion.

Explanation/Central Idea :

The saint-poet Swami ji says that we should always be ready to fight challenges. We should not lose our courage. For example a wounded snake opens its hood and excited fire burn brightly. A wounded lion struck by hunter’s arrow roars loudly. We should not be afraid of death because soul is immortal. Nobody can harm our soul. Why should we fear? We should not be bothered if we lose our beloved, friend, eyes and heart. Misfortune and adversity may come but we should enjoy them. They say every black cloud has a silver lining. We have an immortal soul. We should march on right path to the goal.