Telling a “NO”

Telling a “NO”

P K Routray

"No" is a bitter answer,

To any request you are asked for.

Result is wrath and anger,

You are likely to suffer.

How to tackle is every body’s worry,

Here are some tricks to tackle the furry.

Tell firmly “No’ I am sorry,

Let what come you do not worry.

Tell a lie or act with falsehood,

to avoid the situation and keep the relation good.

After all this earth is a theater,

Everybody performs his role as a stage actor.

Lie and falsehoods are relative terms,

Absolute truth is a misnomer to this no truth conforms.

Time is a solution to problems all,

Under its coverage our all freedoms fall.

But spiritual scriptures guide otherwise to the artist,

It is left to the actor whether he is a theist or atheist.

To theist ethics, honesty and sacrifice are golden rules,,

Before telling no they use them as their tools.

To them lust greed, anger behind a no,

Certainly will turn a friend to foe.

So also attachment pride and jealousy,

Embitter the relationship all theists agree.

Theist or atheist depending on the situations you may use your checklist,

considering the horizon of time and relationship and to exist.

But you can also mean a “No with acceptable physical gesture,

and also earn minimum wrath with intelligent action and posture.

Personality and relationship also dilute the situation,

Relationship with love and trust is the best solution,

Adopting these tricks to reply in negation,

mitigates many an embarrassing situation.

Surely the above has added fun to your confusion in Your "No",

To your art of telling no to exist in the society, this author has to bow.

To tell a No at appropriate place, time and to a person every one should be groomed,

as without a "No" when required many lives and careers have been doomed.