We had a client (a grandfather) who recommend a poem called "To a Louse"
from a Scottish Poet name Robert Burns. In the poem a louse is found
in a woman's bonnet. The poet chastises the louse for not realizing how
important his host is. He then realizes that to a louse we are all equal
prey. He finally has the understanding that if we could see ourselves
through others eyes (or the eyes of lice) we would lose our pretentions all together.
O wad some Pow'r the giftie gie us
To see oursels as ithers see us!
It wad frae mony a blunder free us,
An' foolish notion:
What airs in dress an' gait wad lea'e us,
An' ev'n devotion!
English Translation:
And would some Power the small gift give us
To see ourselves as others see us!
It would from many a blunder free us,
And foolish notion:
What airs in dress and gait would leave us,
And even devotion!
Fascinating and very philosophically natured! We love it so much! Thanks Mr. Grandfather client in recommending this to us!