Fear & Decisions

Hidden fear
Caused by ignorance
Is at the heart of most bad decisions.
07.31.2015

Wanting & Wanting

Some of us want to, but cannot know
Some, don’t want to, and cannot know
Some, don’t want to, but can know
Some, want to and do know, and
Some are unaware because they don’t care;
To care and to keep one’s mind wide open
Is the only way to view all of life from all angles.
07.30.2015

Waiting & Life

Life does not wait;
Waiting for good times is wasting joy
Waiting for occasions is wasting time
And waiting for reasons to be festive
Is a waste of celebration.
07.29.2015

Awe & Nature

Not being in awe
At everything one sees
Is a great loss to one’s soul.

Perfection & Details

Seeking perfection entails
A strict attention to details.
07.27.2015

Love & Self

We love what we are
And justify what we are
Because love of self is primal
Whereas judgement is learned;
Although conscience is our monitor
And remorse is our redeemer
When our denial takes over
Everything can be justified.
07.26.2015

Love & Bias

The antidote of love is bias;
Where ever bias is strong
Love is weak
And where ever love is strong
Bias is weak.
07.25.2015

Love & Distance

Some loves are dampened by distance;
Some loves are sharpened by distance;
And some loves grow indomitable roots
That weather deluge, drought, storm
And deepen equally with adversity
As they do with prosperity.
07.24.2015

Lust & Love

When lust dies
It lingers in the eyes;
When love dies
It lingers in the soul.
07.23.2015

Work & Retirement

Working hard
Until the end of life
Serves individuals and societies;
Retiring into comfort
Serves mainly individuals.
07.22.2015

People & Self

People watching is self watching;
We secretly see what we like
And what we dislike
About our idealized selves.
07.21.2015

Efficiency & Passions

Efficiency is necessary for excellence
As passions are necessary for efficiency;
To cultivate and nurture good passions
Is to strive for noble excellence.
07.20.2015

Lust & Friendship

Love, loyalty, and lust are the three pillars
That support youthful relationships;
As age advances, lust recedes
And is replaced by a deeper friendship.
07.19.2015

Freedom & Cost

The heavy costs of freedom
To societies that uphold it
Rise as societies age
Not because of inflation
But because of rising abuse.
07.18.2015

Attitude & Happiness

If we insist on cheerfulness
If we nurture a sense of humor
If we see the world through love
We will need little else to be happy.
07.17.2915

Belief & Destiny

It is what we believe
And whom we believe
That decides what we become
At each stage of our lives;
Belief is destiny.
07.16.2015

Time & Bureaucracy

If life is time and time is life…
(For without life there can be no time
And without time there can be no life)
Then the greatest waster of time and life
Throughout the entire history of humanity
Has been and will always be, bureaucracy.
07.15.2015

Age & Cynicism

Youth is cynical with little reflection
Age is reflective with little cynicism.
07.14.2015

Justice & Nature

Justice is a human ideal, which is not part of nature;
It can be the modus operandi among individuals
But, among corporations and nations
It is supplanted by interests.
07.13.2015

Memory & Speed

Memory travels
Faster than the speed of light
Transcending years in less than an instant;
Or, sometimes, it travels slower than molasses
Never arriving to where it wants to go.
07.12.2015

Wisdom & Knowledge

Information, we learn
Knowledge, we earn
But wisdom descends
Only upon the chosen.
07.11.2015

Words & Worth

The cheapest words
Are those copied and pasted
Those said to please others
Those said to offend others
And those said to insult others;
The dearest words
Are those spoken with love
Those spoken with pain
Those spoken with sincerity
And those that remain unspoken.
07.10.2015

Seriousness & Death

We need to tale life and living seriously
And we need to take dying seriously
But, we need not waste our time
Taking death seriously because
It is not a part of life.
07.09.2015

Knowledge & Opinion

The more we know
The more we change our minds;
The less we know
The more intransigent we grow.
07.08.2015

Learning & Speed

True learning is slow learning;
Quick learning only happens when
We suddenly learn from our mistakes.
07.07.2015

Time & Best

To have too much to do
Means to do nothing well;
Only when we have the time
Can we do our best.
07.06.2015

Simplicity & Complixity

To accept what we are
And be the best we can be
Is nature’s simplicity;
To reject what we are
And try to be what we’re not
Is human’s complexity.
07.04.2015

Celebrating & Soul

Celebrating
Without an occasion
Emanates from our grateful souls
Excited at having a good personal feeling;
Celebrating
When there is an occasion
Emanates from our collective soul
Excited at sharing good communal feelings;
To lead a festive life, both celebrations are necessary.
07.03.2015

Traditions & Essence

Traditions have a seductive allure;
We love many things because of their traditions
And we think less and less of the essence
And more and more of the traditions
The older their times.
07.02.2015

Information & Us

If we inform others about ourselves
The information will not be retained;
If people inform others about us
Some information may be retained;
But if people ask others about us
The information they receive
Will be retained.
07.01.2015