The Value Of Good Association

Tell me, who your friends are, "I'll then tell who you are? " This saying almost everyone knows, But how many people follow this? A calf in the company of pigs, What it'll eat is a wild guess. But a thread that makes garlands Also smells like those flowers. The rain that drops in one's palm Becomes fit to be taken by him, But when it falls into a gutter, Fits not even to wash his feet better. It'll evaporate with no use, When it falls on a hot surface, On an oyster, it becomes a pearl, And on a lotus, it shines beautiful. "Associate with men of good heart, " So said Swami Vivekananda on his part, "That'll give you an experience to gain Of your own inner transformation."