The lake had always heard

That the sea is very huge and deep

It always wanted to see the sea

Through mountains it always used to peep



With lot of sadness and broken heart

It always used to imagine and think

"I am so small, I have no dolphins

In my stomach, the wastes stink"



It prayed to god

"I wanna talk to you

Please come out of those dense clouds

My sad heart wants to speak to you"



Through the clouds came a divine light

God's smiling face was shining golden bright



As soon as the lake thought of its own

Outraged and angry, it burst out at God

"Why I have been given this birth?

You are a cheat! You are a fraud"



"I neither nurture the fierce sharks

Nor do I have the beautiful dolphins

I don’t even have those huge waves.

Why am I being punished? What are my sins?"



In a very calm and sweet voice

Came god's instantaneous reply

"One day you will know. One day you will realize.

You will get the answer for your this 'why' "



As god vanished into the clouds

The Lake still whirled and moved rough

But finally calmed down

And made itself tough



The days passed

The lake still unhappy and unsatisfied

It was still sad

And sometimes it really cried



One fine day

Out of those high mountains, the sea peeped

For the first time, it...