From Worship to Waste: A Reflection on Life’s Worth

Yesterday was one of those days that quietly left me with a deep lesson about life. I was teaching a poem on life to my third year students, speaking about beauty, meaning, and change. Just outside my classroom, I noticed a statue of Lord Krishna. People were cleaning it with devotion. The image was striking Krishna with the Ratha, full of grace, charm, and romance. The statue looked divine, and in that moment, it was not just a piece of stone but a symbol of faith and beauty.

Later in the evening, around 4 pm, I happened to pass by the waste burning area. To my shock, I saw the very same statue lying there. The same image that was worshipped in the morning now looked abandoned, broken, and unwanted. It was painful to witness such a contrast.

That sight made me think of life itself. We may look precious and beautiful in someone’s eyes today, but the moment we change, lose our charm, or no longer fit their idea of perfection, we may be discarded. Just like the statue, what is once cherished can be easily forgotten when it no longer serves its purpose.

This is a hard but necessary truth. Our value in others’ lives is often conditional. If we depend only on their approval, we may end up broken when they no longer see our worth. The lesson I took home was simple why should I live according to how I am seen in someone else’s book? Instead, I should live as I am, true to myself, without waiting for acceptance.

Life is not about being beautiful in the eyes of others, it is about finding peace in being yourself.

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