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How, according to the speaker, can we create heaven on earth?ORHuman effort alone can create heaven on earth. How is this brought out in ‘Heaven, If you are not here on Earth’?

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The poet Kuvempu convincingly argues that we do not need to seek heaven in the skies because this very earth is heaven-like in reality. He tries to prove this point by describing a roaring stream and the sunlit verdant garden. The poet emphatically states that the bliss that one experiences while looking at the streams that are leaping down, roaring from the top of the hills, the waves that come rolling across the seas carrying surf at their edges, the tender rays of sunlight falling on the sprawling green forests and the gentle sun warming up the earth make this earth a heavenly place. The poet presents two more pictures of heaven on earth. They are the splendour of harvest and the beauty of the moonlit night.

The poet wishes that the reader brings to mind the harvest season, when in every bit of agricultural land do we see heaps of grains covering the land. Then he mentions the moonlit night on which the whole earth seems to be bathed in silvery light. Finally, the poet says that we (the poets) who enjoy such heavenly sights, imbibe the beauty of nature and spill the nectar of heaven through our poetry and thus create heaven on earth.



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