Rowing lifes boat

I once heard one of my favourite motivational speakers, Dr. Wayne Dyer, quote a nursery rhyme to elucidate lifes philosophy.

Row ,row, row your boat

Gently down the stream

Merrily,merrily, merrily, merrily

Life is but a dream.

He said in his speech, Life isnt all that complicated as we make it to be. He was infact gently reminded by his little daughter one day as they sang this rhyme while playing and his preoccupied mind was jolted with a realization on understanding the ACTUAL philosophy it conveyed.

I have been inspired by this ever since, and most of the times that I get all wired up inside, I try to reason myself with this little poem.

Without any changes to the original rhyme he simply lay stress on some of the words and turned it into the most meaningful poem I've heard.

Row ,row , row YOUR boat ( row just your boat not anyone elses)

GENTLY DOWN the stream ( Row it gently, dont try to make it a speedboat, and dont try to go against the flow/current)

Merrily Merrily Merrily, Life is but a DREAM ( This is the simplest way we could make our living life a dream of its own!!)

I have quoted this over and over to many people I know. But everytime I share it I have a sense of joy that I cannot express in words...its almost like a discovery in itself everytime.Today, I share it once again.