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I am not sure, if this poem is posted before or not. If yes, sorry for posting it again. Poem is "KEEPING QUIET" BY Pablo Neruda.I read this poem in my 12th grade of school.  It is one of my favorite poems. I find this poem very inspiring and that we why we should introspect in our lives.  I tried to give little meaning or rather interpretation of mine.Now we will count to twelveand we will all keep still.For once on the face of the earth,let's not speak in any language;let's stop for one second,and not move our arms so much.It would be an exotic momentwithout rush, without engines;we would all be togetherin a sudden strangeness.Fisherman in the cold seawould not harm whalesand the man gathering saltwould look at his hurt hands.Those who prepare green wars,wars with gas, wars with fire,victories with no survivors,would put on clean clothesand walk about with their brothersin the shade, doing nothing.What I want should not be confusedwith total inactivity.Life is what it is about;I want no truck with death.If we were not so single-mindedabout keeping our lives moving,and for once could do nothing,perhaps a huge silencemight interrupt this sadnessof never understanding ourselvesand of threatening ourselves with death.Perhaps the earth can teach usas when everything seems deadand later proves to be alive.Now I'll count up to twelveand you keep quiet and I will go.Poem stresses the importance of stillness and the need of quiet introspection. There is a great need of creating a feeling of mutual understanding among human beings. We are so occupied with our daily activities and things to accomplish our goals that we do not take time to look into ourselves and understand ourselves. But, we need to stand quiet and introspect about our life. Slow down for a while and understand the true purpose of life. And, in this moment of silence we re-intropsect our mistakes and rectify them, making them better for mankind.Pablo Neruda is a pen name of the Chilean poet-diplomat and politician Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto. He won the Nobel prize for Literature in 1971(Source: Pablo Neruda)