February Poem:

The Hole in the Basket
Bhartrihari

A mouse once gnawed a hole in a basket
In which a famished snake lay sleeping.
The mouse fell into the snake's open mouth.
Then the snake, revived by his meal,
Crawled out through the same hole
By which the mouse entered.
Friends, be satisfied with your life!
You'll never understand why
One person rises and another falls.