Summary of the poem:
In this poem, the poet has
emphasized the need to introspect and bring in the spirit of brotherhood among
the people of the world. He wants people to stop talking and stop all movements
symbolizing agitation and restlessness till he counts twelve, that is, a short
period of time. These moments of silence would be strange and exotic because in
our mundane life we are working towards selfish goals, regardless of the other’
requirements and emotions. Hence, this sudden silence would give us an
opportunity to introspect. Since we would not speak for a while, barriers
between communities would break and a sense of brotherhood would prevail. Man
would get an opportunity to realize how he is destroying nature and how he is
harming himself. Futile wars against men and nature would be arrested and a new
feeling of unity would be experienced. The poet does not want his desire for
inactivity to be misunderstood as a state of uselessness. He wants men to learn
a lesson from the Earth. The Earth appears to be inactive yet it is selflessly
productive. Men too could be productive and progressive without any aggression,
selfishness and the urge for destruction.
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