A TRIBUTE TO LATE RABI RATNA DAS, l. A. S ON HIS DASHAH A MAN WITHOUT HAVING AN OUNCE OF HYPOCRISY IN HIM, A MAN TRUE TO HIMSELF AND OTHERS AND THE SAME BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. BHAI, NONE LIKE YOU, NONE CAN BE MAY YOUR SOUL REST IN PEACE A TRIBUTE TO THE IDOL BY-SMRUTI RANJAN MOHANTY Some come here, never to leave to remain forever in the hearts of many to inspire generations yet to come Some come here to reassure us still, there is hope, truth and love and enough space to move on Some come here to let us know the value of commitment, duty and honesty love, life and humanity For some life is full and fulfilling larger than immortality beyond space and time Some come here to tell us the world is still a beautiful place to live in only we are to know how to live and let live Some lead from the front never at any cost make a compromise with humanity and the values they love the most Some are born to live beyond life, time and space and celebrate the victory of life over death Some never die they are just beyond death and you are one among them Life is a hero's worship never a coward's adventure you lived life to the full, a single minute of which was ever spent under death's shadow I have never seen someone like you I will never see anyone in all probability a poetry of dedication, an epitome of all that is best in this mundane world a man who was true to all his roles remained within the world, yet much above it Your life tells it all one can perpetually have a state of mind free from negativity in all its forms, devoid of ego, pride, hatred and jealousy a heart full of compassion, always beating for others You are a hero in both life and death the way you lived your life, the way you conducted yourself on the big stage we will lovingly cherish but to be like you will remain a dream so difficult to become another Rabi Ratna Das one who has not seen you will hardly believe a person like you have ever walked on this earth ©smrutiranjan ©Smruti Ranjan mohanty #sharadpurnima A TRIBUTE TO LATE RABI RATNA DAS, l. A. S ON HIS DASHAH A MAN WITHOUT HAVING AN OUNCE OF HYPOCRISY IN HIM, A MAN TRUE TO HIMSELF AND OTHERS AND THE SAME BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. BHAI, NONE LIKE YOU, NONE CAN BE MAY YOUR SOUL REST IN PEACE A TRIBUTE TO THE IDOL BY-SMRUTI RANJAN MOHANTY