FLATTERY FOR THE GOOD SOUL !

I am circumspect,
Oh ! Lord let me think wisely !
Give me the wisdom to identify the right from the wrong,
how do I distinguish the genuine from the feigned ?

Flattery that is insincere,
are words of praise from the lips,
bouquet of laurels,
not truly meant from the heart.

Flattery that is insincere ,
are stumbling blocks,
which impede progress,
even before one can start.

Flattery that is insincere,
is a give away,
an extol excessive,
but how does one detect that ?

Yet ! I also beg to differ !
Flattery done right ,
by friends one trusts,
is apt to make the day more bright !

They who are praised, if open to criticism,
they who are praised, if they are level headed,
inspite of adulation,know that they have still miles to go,
Can sweet talk get into their heads ?

Now I am convinced,
Flattery is sincere,the reason is that
the receiver is aware ,
the adulation is genuine,

and he knows he must have made a small impact.
or must be a reason for some cheer ,
in a mood sullen ,he brings a smile and enlivens ,
he makes no faces and does not crib.

Accepting in all humility.
adulation will make him truly happy,
knowing fully well that,
his effort is only a drop in the mighty ocean.

Then....
I like to think too " Where's the wrong,"