Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection; Where the clear stream of reason has not lost

Question

Explain the passages with reference to the context :

Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection; Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way into the dreary desert sand of **** habit; Where the mind is led forward by Thee into ever-widening thought and action – Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.

Answer 1

Context : This poem is an extract from the famous work of Tagore named Gitanjali. In this poem the poet expresses his lofty concept of freedom. He does not want political freedom. But he wants freedom in every walk of life, social or spiritual.

Explanation : In this concluding stanza the poet prays to *** that He should give his countrymen some virtues so that they may feel that they are living in heaven. He wants that his countrymen should struggle hard to progress in their life till they reach perfection. They should use their mind and reason in thinking and doing any work. Their outlook in every field should be very wide. Such an atmosphere of freedom will be worth living and his countrymen would think themselves living in heaven.