time humble even the greatest of the great. one should cultivate the quality of humanity, describe how time has reduced the mighty ozymandias to nothing
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Man is mortal indeed! In the eternal onward march of life kings, emperors, despots, generals, etc. do not matter at all! Life is immortal. He doesn’t know what its design is! When in the long past, Ozymandias was such a mighty king in Egypt, he was so high-handed and arrogant of his power, wealth, and valour. He thought nobody could defeat him. He won many wars against his adversaries also. He got his statues built throughout his kingdom so that people would look at his works and shudder. However, his glory lasted only a few years. He became old, weak, and finally died. He was so sad at the approaching death. All his wealth, victories, and pride could not save him from the claws of death!
After a few centuries not even a trace of his kingdom was left! His palace, his wealth, the statues and buildings he had got built, all decayed into ruins. His statues lie broken, surrounded by sandy deserts on all sides. Not a single statue is intact! All broken! All men are equal. It does not matter whether you are a common man or an emperor! All die at the end. All power belongs to time, life, and God, who created the both. Only art and creativity survive. For example, the sculptor who sculpted his statue, he has survived till now in his art. Life is so complex and powerful.
The best a man a can do is do good deeds and be humble. So man must not allow any arrogance to cloud his understanding regarding his mortality. Only humble deeds are remembered!
King Ozymandias considered himself to be the king of kings. He ruled over his empire with a firm hand. He fed his subjects and regarded them as inferior. He was arrogant and highly conceited, and believed that no one will ever be able to equal his achievements. He was so intoxicated with power that the welfare of his people was never his consideration. He believed himself to be above law and destiny. But now his shattered statue, half buried in sand, the waste and ruins around prove that the time has levelled his fame and work. The ruins around the statue bear the testimony to the fact that nothing lasts forever. This is the true destiny of man. He is insignificant before the power of time. The poem illustrates the vanity of human greatness. It depicts, that one must command respect and not demand it. One must never misuse power and might.
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