THE SOUL'S PRAYER (Summary)
THE SOUL'S PRAYER BY - SAROJINI NAIDU COMPLETE SUMMARY The poet refers to herself as the innocent child of God in the first stanza and expresses pride in being born from His breath. The two greatest mysteries of life and death become her two greatest obsessions at that point. She believes that if God revealed to her the rules and the mysteries of life and death, she could prepare herself for the difficult emotions that come with living, such as joys and sorrows. In the 2nd stanza, She requests God to provide her with both joy and suffering because she wants to fully experience both. She desires to feel both feelings in her lifetime. The poetess asks God to grant her the ability to feel everything intensely, including all of life's joys and pains. Although she yearns for happiness, she is also willing to endure all of life's hardships. In the 3rd stanza, she begs God not to withhold any of the joys or sorrows. She yearns for the joy of love and living, which improve ...




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