<p class="ql-block">The Game Of Life</p><p class="ql-block">One day , the Gods thought of playing a game</p><p class="ql-block">"The game of Life " was the name</p><p class="ql-block">They wanted a new plaything</p><p class="ql-block">That is how the Earth came into being</p><p class="ql-block">Then they wanted some pawns</p><p class="ql-block">That is how human beings were born</p><p class="ql-block">The complex story of birth, death and rebirth</p><p class="ql-block">For Gods , is a game on the chessboard of Earth</p><p class="ql-block">We are constantly moving on the black and white squares</p><p class="ql-block">Daring challenges here and there </p><p class="ql-block">They watch us carefully with fingers crossed</p><p class="ql-block">As they want humanity to win at any cost</p><p class="ql-block">But in this game of evens and odds</p><p class="ql-block">We start fighting in the name of Gods</p><p class="ql-block">If the Journey of Life , is the Creator's game</p><p class="ql-block">Then let's not put our Master to shame</p><p class="ql-block">Let the devil show all it's might</p><p class="ql-block">But in the name of Gods, let's not fight</p><p class="ql-block">Let's not get lured by the evil Satan</p><p class="ql-block">Repeating the story of the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden</p><p class="ql-block">Let's kill Beelzebub and Mephistophilis in us</p><p class="ql-block">Let's not rewrite the drama of Dr. Faustus</p><p class="ql-block">Let's not barter Salvation for worldly pleasures at any cost</p><p class="ql-block">Let's not barter Salvation for worldly pleasures at any cost</p><p class="ql-block">Let's not become the Fallen Angel of John Milton's , " Paradise Lost."</p> <p class="ql-block">生命的游戏</p><p class="ql-block">有一天，众神欲玩一场游戏</p><p class="ql-block">“生命的游戏”便是它的名</p><p class="ql-block">他们想要一件新的玩物</p><p class="ql-block">地球就此诞生</p><p class="ql-block">随后他们需要一些棋子</p><p class="ql-block">人类便应运而生</p><p class="ql-block">生与死、轮回往复的复杂故事</p><p class="ql-block">对众神而言，不过是地球棋盘上的博弈</p><p class="ql-block">我们在黑白格间不停奔波</p><p class="ql-block">四处迎接勇敢的挑战</p><p class="ql-block">他们屏息凝视、默默期盼</p><p class="ql-block">不惜一切代价，盼人类赢得胜利</p><p class="ql-block">可在这场胜负难料的游戏中</p><p class="ql-block">我们却以神之名燃起战火</p><p class="ql-block">若生命之旅本是造物主的棋局</p><p class="ql-block">便莫让造物主蒙羞</p><p class="ql-block">任恶魔展露所有獠牙</p><p class="ql-block">也莫以神之名兵戎相见</p><p class="ql-block">莫被邪恶的撒旦诱惑</p><p class="ql-block">重蹈伊甸园禁果的覆辙</p><p class="ql-block">斩杀内心的别西卜与墨菲斯托菲里斯</p><p class="ql-block">莫再重写浮士德的悲剧</p><p class="ql-block">无论如何，都别用救赎换取世俗欢愉</p><p class="ql-block">莫成为弥尔顿《失乐园》中堕落的天使</p> <p class="ql-block">Harinder Cheema是一位国际知名且获奖的诗人、小说家、作家、编辑、主播和励志演说家。她是纳吉·纳曼奖得主，是全球杰出的文学声音之一，并被斯德哥尔摩项目选为《亚洲50位令人难忘的女性》一书的主角。她的作品也曾在著名的希腊法萨拉学院和新德里菲洛咖啡馆展出。她的诗歌被翻译成许多国家和国际语言。她是一位励志演讲者，并被印度许多著名学院和大学邀请作为客座演讲者。她还作为贵宾出席了各种国家和国际文学节和活动。</p>