Emotions & Mortality

Love dies
When it cannot forgive;
Hurt lingers
When it cannot snuff anger;
Beauty dies
When desire and love abdicate;
And youth dies
When we forget our childhoods.
08.24.14

Beliefs & Clashes

Beliefs can be dangerous;
Most wars and conflicts are clashes
Between deeply held beliefs.
08.23.14

Expectations & Outcomes

Loving without expectation
Leaves the heart free;
Giving without expectation
Leaves the mind free;
Living without expectation
Leaves the soul content.
08.22.14

Feelings & Personalities

Those who notice beauty
Everywhere they look
Are joyful;
Those who see imperfection
Everywhere they go
Are angry;
Those possessed by feelings
Are artful;
Those who empathize
Are forgiving;
And those who love
Indiscriminately
Are humanity’s friends.
08.21.14

Rest & Productivity

Good rest
Which we should guard
Leads to good productivity;
When tired, we achieve so little
And when fresh, we achieve so much.
08.20.14

Prediction & Extrapolation

Predictions are extrapolations
Which do not make allowance
For coincidence and surprise;
Hardly anything happens as expected
Without surprise and coincidence
Altering the final outcome.
08.19.14

Scholar & Death

A scholar is one
That continues to pursue knowledge
Even when it is clear that death is near
And dedicates all attention to life
And none to death.
08.18.14