Lone pursuits can't achieve greatness

Make the world a better place,

and work with that ulterior motto

I'm there because we're there,

exist with that belief of ubuntu

 

Mingei babies bring a drought,

disease, fearful famine to d' tribe

thus drowned in the Omo River,

not ever sanctioned to survive

 

Left in d' bush to die suffocated,

or choked till ceased their breath

often d' mouths stuffed with soil,

wont to kill d' ill-omened infants

 

The enthusiastic anthropologist,

thrilled to study d' funny habits

in Omo-valley Ethiopian village,

gathered up kids to give out gifts

Worked there for quite some time,

before supposed to return his home

wished to study the habits-culture

of d' remote African tribe awesome

 

A basket filled with all tasty fruits,

fetched from around the region

placed the basket under a tree,

d' fruits wrapped in pink ribbons

 

The man drew a line in the dirt,

announced in his teetotal voice

whenever he indicates then only,

the children should start d' race

 

D' one who reaches d' tree first,

be rewarded with d' fruit basket

need not attempt to flout d' rules,

not to go crazy to reach d' target

 

With index signaled them to run,

peculiarly no one was in a hurry

no run but a walk, a casual pace,

after locking their hands tightly

 

Ran together, reached, sat together,

munched d' delicious fruits jointly

their strange practice stunned him,

but embarrassed to state it as silly

 

Not possible for one to be happy,

if everyone else, deprived and sad

that only ubuntu means in Swahili,

one jovial girl kid brazenly replied

 

No lunacy for a self-achievement,

wish to enjoy the treat as a group

share means to shrink the stress,

achieve d' goals as a single troupe

 

Man a true man, through other men,

d' solitary beings have no existence

seek to work for the common good,

lone pursuits can't achieve greatness