Anger & Self Defense

Every time I have allowed myself to hate
I have been wrong
And every time I have acted upon my anger
I have been wrong
But anger is best for teaching us self-defense;
Defending our selves against anger
Is the best exercise for self-control.
12.07.10

Noise & Qietude

Noise violates quietude
Like brutes violate women.
12.06.10

Cruelty & Inheritance

Cruelty is contagious and transmissible
And handed down from one generation to another;
When ever a person, a family, a community, or a nation
Sanctions cruelty by calling it justice or self-defense
Or other euphemisms such as right, or God’s will
It teaches the young that cruelty is necessary.
12.05.10

Work & Passion

Work is the child of passion;
Without passion, work is but orphaned labor
For passion is the primal force behind accomplishments.
12.04.10

Excess & Contrast

Wealth and Power
Always lead to excess;
Excess leads to contrast
And contrast, to violence.
12.03.10

MInds & Pollution

Blessed are the self-taught and self-entertaining
For their minds will be least polluted
By their environments.
12.02.10

Simple & Complex

Simplicity is for the simple;
For all emotions, actions, beliefs, and happenings
There are obvious reasons and there are hidden reasons;
There is not an only one reason for anything under the sun.
12.01.10