Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 977

You have all the gifts of fortune, hands and
feet to walk with, a mouth to speak with,
ears to listen to God’s praise, eyes to behold His
image. How many blind have been robbed of
these, how many dumb and lame! If a house
catches fire, a waking man cannot survive unless
he runs away. Tuka says, Awake now to your own
interests.

Source The Poems of Tukârâma, trad. J. Nelson Fraser et K. B. Marathe, 3 vol., 1909-1915, archive.org · Contents