Gitanjali 08: The child who is decked with prince’s robes an

The child who is decked with prince’s robes and who has jewelled chains

round his neck loses all pleasure in his play; his dress hampers him at

every step.

In fear that it may be frayed, or stained with dust he keeps himself

from the world, and is afraid even to move.

Mother, it is no gain, thy bondage of finery, if it keep one shut off

from the healthful dust of the earth, if it rob one of the right of

entrance to the great fair of common human life.