Stark reality we can hardly face br It has been the bane of human race. br Men on earth will rise and fall, br The great Schopenhauer had said it all. br br The average man cannot reconcile, br And has feared death all the while. br Giving rise to all theological speculations br Of life and death and souls emancipation! br br What if, like the candle life blows out? br And there is total darkness all around? br Nature forgets an individual face, br Its more concerned with continuance br Of the human race. br br Prevalence of belief in immortality, br Schopenhauer felt it to be a false br Publicity! br br You are born only once, die only once, br Whether in Germany, India, or France.