Right & Moment

The right moment
Simply means the time
When one is ready to act.
02.28.13

Humility & Hubris

Humility
If intentional
Is tacit hubris.
02.27.13

Devious & Intelligence

A devious mind
Overestimates its intelligence
And underestimates that of others.
02.26.13

Laws & Crooks

Laws cannot outwit crooks;
Observe the efficiencies of nature
Verses to the inefficiencies of bureaucracies.
02.25.13

Simple & Complex

One has to be simple
To think that anything is simple.
02.24.13

Couples & Happiness

When we disapprove of it
We disparage a couple’s happiness
By saying: “It wouldn’t last.”
As if anything, including us
Is destined to last.
02.23.13

Weakness & Violence

Weakness
Invites abuse
And violent assaults.
02.22.13

Moments & Life

Who are we, anyway?
The young humans we were
The mature humans we were
The old humans we were
Or the dead humans we are?
All the stages of life
Are measured in moments
Whereas death is immeasurable
Because it holds eternity;
So, who are we really?
02.21.13

Words & Tranacription

Words mutate
From mouth to mouth
Unless they are transcribed.
02.20.13

Age & Resistance

It is wiser
To get ready for age
Than to resist it.
02.19.13

Grooming & Eyes

Grooming is what we do
For the eyes of others;
We groom much less
For our own eyes.
02.18.13

Laws & Nature

Man-made laws
Can never rule
Human nature. 
02.17.13

Dependent & Independent

The greatest wealth a nation has
Are its independent citizens;
And the greatest expense,
Its dependent citizens.
02.16.11

Health & Motivation

To have exuberant energy
We need health and motivation;
The unhealthy and the unmotivated
Are always tired.
02.15.13

Desire & Having

To have desire for what we already have
Is a fountain of joy;
To have it for what is right to have
Is an inspiration for struggle;
To have it for what is wrong to have
Is a source of sorrow.
02.14.13

Justice & Fighting

Expecting justice
To come running to us
Is a naive delusion;
In societies, as in families
One must fight fiercely
For every morsel
Of justice. 
02.13.13

Credit & Sharing

Taking all the credit
For what our minds and hearts achieve
Instead of sharing it with the One who made us
Is like giving all the credit to a race car driver
And ignoring the powerful car he drives.
02.12.13

Worship & Need

We worship God
Not because God needs our worship
But because we need to worship.
02.011.13

Importance & Time

Importance
Is often ephemeral;
What seems important today
May not seem as important tomorrow.
02.10.13

Learning & Happenstance

Some of our best learning
Occurs by happenstance
Without intent or study.
02.09.13

Thinking & Biases

Biases reprogram our intellects
So that we start thinking with our biases
With no awareness that our thinking is impaired.
02.08.13

Books & Authors

When we read a book
We seldom think of the author
And when we read a human being
We seldom think about the parents;
But our understanding would deepen
If we could learn to see the work
As an extension of its author
And its author’s times.
02.07.13

Expected & Unexpected

What’s unexpected
Occurs more reliably
Than what’s expected. 
02.06.13

Thrills & Joys

Living fast
Trades joys for thrills.
02.05.13

Establishments & Loyalty

Establishments
Show less loyalty to their employees
Than employees show to their establishments;
For establishments, loyalty is perceived as wasteful
Whereas for individuals, loyalty is a source of pride.
02.04.13

Evident & Validation

Repeatedly stating what’s self-evident
Is a craving for validation
From the listener.
02.03.13

Vegetarians & Alzheimer's

A quinquagenarian
Became vegetarian
To bring his cholesterol down;
Not yet an oldtimer
He died of Alzheimer
His vessels, the cleanest in town.
02.02.13

Speeding & Restlessness

Speeding in cities
Is a sign of inner restlessness
Because one never arrives earlier
But may very well arrive later.
02.01.13