Summary of the peom be the best of whatever you are?
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The poem starts by giving examples of nature. The poet says that if you can’t be a pine tree standing tall on the top of the hill then that doesn’t mean you are not worthy enough to be a part of the forest. You can always be the best scrub in the valley beside the rill (rivulet) making the valley beautiful. The tall pine trees may form large forests but without scrub by the side of the stream, the valley would lose its charm. So atleast be the best scrub if not a pine tree. He is trying to say that be the best employee if you can’t be the boss. He further adds that if we can’t be as strong as a tree then atleast be a bush.
if we can’t be a bush than be a tuft of grass because a bit of grass along the highways can also make it prettier and happier. He then moves to another aspects of nature to prove his point. He says that if you can’t be a Muskie (common name of Muskellunge fish), a relatively uncommon and rare freshwater fish native to North America; be a Bass (an edible fish) but the liveliest Bass in the lake. The Muskie may be precious and hard to catch but they aren’t favorites of the locals.
Douglas Malloch wants us to be happy and optimistic. He says that if we can’t be the captain of the ship, we can be the crew. A captain alone can’t sail through the seas. He wants us to know that there is always something for us and we should be proud whatever we are. He explains that in this society, every work has its own importance and no work is to be ashamed of. What would happen if everyone wants to be a doctor or a businessman? Who would look after the smaller jobs of the society? There would be no one to keep our roads clean, there would be no one to mend our shoes. So he explains that we should do the task which is at hand rather than running towards bigger tasks as every job needs to be completed.
In the last stanza he further adds that if we can’t be a highway, we can always be a narrow pathway. Some of the most beautiful parts of the nature are led by trails, not by highways. He further adds that if we can’t be the gigantic Sun, we should just be a twinkling star. He says that size doesn’t matter, your success will depend only on how good you are at it and if you are making noticeable contribution to the society. The poet concludes the poem reiterating that what matters is whether you are the best in your field.
One thing that we should not miss is the poet’s power of observation. He has noticed it very well that the smaller and lesser important objects of nature draw our attention just like the big and important ones when and only when they make the surroundings beautiful or give us some special feelings. We see the sun as an important celestial body but we also stare at the stars as they make the dark sky so beautiful. We may look at the tall pine trees with awe, but we also gaze at the green patches in the valleys or on the roadside, just because they make the nature beautiful and give us a good feeling.
Douglas realized this human psychology and turned to the society to share his wisdom. Similarly, we can make us prominent by being like those stars or the patches of grass, if not the sun and the pine itself. To say so, we have to make contributions that are noticeable and for that we have to be the best in our respective fields, no matter what we do.
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