Death & Children

Regardless of age
When we lie down to die
We die as children.
04.29.2015

Others & Us

Our need to feel responsible
For everyone else’s thoughts
Especially, thoughts  about us
Harms our mental health;
To always do our best and
Disregard what others think
Is how we can attain peace.
04.28.2015

Failure & Struggle

True failure comes
Of not doing our best
And true success comes
When we do our best;
The end result
Is not as important
As our struggle.
04.27.2015

Faith & The Unknown

To have faith in the unknown
Is to have trust in tomorrow
And hope in the future;
The unknown is full of treasures
And all we need to do is wait
For treasures to manifest.
04.26.2915

Prime Movers & History

The seven prime movers of human history
Love, hunger, fear, passion, belief
intelligence, and fatigue
Determine our actions and reactions;
Of these, love is light, fatigue is acceptance
And the other five explain our graces and our evils.
04.25.2015

Age & Appearance

The only defense against old age
Is to maintain a youthful mind;
To only modify our appearance
Makes us look presumptuous .
04.24.2015

Inner Thoughts & Body Fat

Our inner thoughts
Are our true identities;
They wear us like our body fat
And are most difficult to shed
Without regular exercise
And constant dieting.
04.23.2015

Beauty & Ugliness

If we do not do our best
To discover the beauty in everything
We will discover the ugliness instead
And will have to live with it.
04.22.2015

Fanaticism & Primitivism

Harmful fanaticism
Is unenlightened primitivism
Untouched by the teachings of history.
04.21.2015

Communications & Truth

In human communications
What remains unsaid
Is more truthful
Than what is said.
04.20.2015.

Help & Undeserving

Our sincere help
Which may not better
That undeserving person
May have a proud influence
On his family and friends.
04.18.2015

Help & Humanity

Helping those
Whom we know not
Or those whom we like not
Is a better test of our humanity
Than helping those whom
We know and like.
04.17.2015

Guilt & Charity

Feeling gratitude
About having a good life
Leads to charity;
Feeling bad
About having a good life
Leads to guilt and fear.
04.16.2015

Love & Enough

Love is not enough;
It is the beauty of souls
Which, for a meaningful life
Needs ideals, passions, energy
Art, work, society, and kind beliefs
Which promote global goodness.
04.15.2015

Wires & Opportunities

For every person
Wired right and granted opportunity
There is one other, wired wrong
Or denied opportunity;
We are but the byproducts
Of our codes and circumstances.
04.14.2015

Learning & Speed

To learn deeply
Is to proceed slowly;
To proceed quickly
Is to learn less
And err more.
04.13.2015

Creation & Seeds

We are all creators
Who can create life
By planting a seed;
What awe to possess
The power of creation
In our mighty, little hands.
04.12.2015

Loneliness & Love

We best appreciate rest
When we are tired
Food, when hungry
Water, when thirsty
Safety, when threatened
Health, when ill
Youth, when old
Love, when lonely
And God, when we are dying .
04.11.2015

Memory & Company

Those who live in our memory
Whether living or dead
Abstract or real
Intimate or distant
With us or far away
Related or unrelated
Are our true company.
04.09.2015

Thinking & Feeling

Just like we should not believe
Every thing we hear and see
Also, we should not believe
Everything we think and feel.
04.08.2015

Alone & Company

To want to be alone
Is to crave one’s own company
And the inimitable entertainment
Of one’s very own mind.
04.07.2015

Applause & Substance

Most applause
Fades into oblivion
Without leaving a mark;
Seeking applause often entails
Relinquishing substance
in favor of appearance.
04.06.2015

Aging & Acceptance

To embrace
Each stage of life
And accept its verdicts
Without ever demurring
Is to drink life to the lees  
Without glancing back.
04.05.2015

Noticing & Joy

Not to notice insults or slights
But to notice noble behavior,
Not to notice opinions,
But to notice facts
Not to notice anger,
But to notice meekness
Not to notice noise,
But to notice quietude
Not to notice violence,
But to notice kindness
Not to notice extravagance,
But to notice simplicity
Not to notice differences,
But to notice similarities
Not to notice speeches,
But to notice whispers
Not to notice power,
But to notice goodness
Not to notice ugliness,
But to notice beauty
Not to notice hate,
But to notice love
Is to reach peace and joy
By having the right attitude.
04.04.2015

Suffering & Involvement

To suffer with those who suffer
Especially, those we don’t know
Defines our human involvement.
04.03.2015

Nature & Teaching

With eternity,
It teaches us worship
With inscrutable mysteries,
It teaches us wonder
And with daily miracles,
It teaches us God.
04.02.2015

Nature & Teaching

With bounty,
It teaches us generosity
With order,
It teaches us discipline
With grandeur,
It teaches us awe
04.01.2015