Mary Jean L. Orgaya

“No Loss NO Gain”

                                

                                    The poem entitled “No loss no gain” simply talks about how something or someone undergoes difficulty in order to become what they are and who they are. “No Loss No Gain” says that the candle melts itself just to give us away its light. The incense sticks ash and smoke itself just to give us its aroma. The sugar cane crushes and sinks itself in water just to give us its flavor –drink. The field takes the seeds and turns them into plants itself just to give us rich corn. The tree labors and grows itself just to give us its juicy fruit. The milk curdles and churns itself just to give us its butter. The mother suffers pain herself just to feed the baby with her milk. And that one can gain something only by losing something.

                                 These things certify that something or someone has to undergo a process, has to experience difficulty in order to be able to know the real essence of the existence. It tells us that anything that is worth desiring has to be achieved with the involvement of some level of pain and sacrifice. That we have to suffer difficulty in order for us to achieve that something that would make us as what we are. We were all born as no one not knowing of what we will be someday. And as the time goes by, we have this ideal image of what we are going to be as well as the desired triumphs and achievements having the knowledge that there would be a lot of hindrances ahead. With these hindrances, we are starting to recognize the real us and discover the real essence of our existence. And it’s the hardships that make us the person that we really are. However, sometimes after gaining something out of hard work, we still lose.  And this is quite frustrating. But according to Rajbir Parashar, we should not grieve over our loss; instead, we should view it as a stepping stone to our success.

                          This poem makes me realize that I just have to enjoy whatever life brings. That I don’t have to feel frustrated if I lose something after gaining it out of hardships. I just have to take a deep breath, take a rest and start all over again as if nothing happened.

                                                                                                                                                     

“No Loss No gain”

Rajbir Parashar