Dreams & Realities

Shattering dreams and hopes
Causes more profound grief
Than wrecking realities.
11.07.11

Internal & External

Just as it is far easier
To look good on the outside
Than to be good on the inside
It is also easier for a person or nation
To take care of external problems
Than to manage internal ones.
11.06.11

Success & Trap

Beware of initial success;
It’s a trap we all fall into.
11.05.11

Procrastination & Failure

Procrastination
Invites failure.
11.04.11

God & Bankruptcy

Nations, ideologies, and groups
Who invoke their Gods to justify
Committing cruelty and injustice
Should all file spiritual bankruptcy.
11.03.11

Self Destructiveness & Choices

Human nature is so self-destructively wired that
When it has options, it chooses to side with
Beliefs and delusions over reality
Appearances over substance
Pretense over truthfulness
Language over meaning
Sloth over endeavor
Quantity over quality
And beauty over intellect.
11.02.11

Class & Character

Class is defined by character
Rather than by any other attribute;
Kind, compassionate, courteous, giving
Humble, brave, moderate, and tolerant
Are the eight pillars of a humane aristocrat.
11.01.11