01. CE 201 - A Psalm of Life by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Channel: Ishan Marvel
Date: 04/09/2020

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A PSALM OF LIFE
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882), an icon of 19th century American poetry and culture.

Psalms are Biblical songs from the Old Testament, and in this poem, Longfellow presents his own life-and-world affirmative Psalm in contrast to the renunciatory themes of a traditional Psalmist.
He emphasizes the centrality of action in the living present.
कर्म किये जा, फल की इच्छा मत कर। 

Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And, departing, leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of time