Love & Misfortune

To love the good in others is easy
But that’s not what love is about;
To understand the bad in others
As the inevitable consequence
Of life’s pernicious coincidences
And to respond with compassion
To their dealt misfortunes
Is the epitome of humane love.
07.31.11

Death & Democracy

Of the many types of death
The most insidious and pernicious
Is the death by democracy.
07.30.11

Fear & Children

Fear of children is overwhelming
When parents become elderly
And children become covetous.
07.29.11

Courage & Fear

Courage is not about fighting others
It’s about fighting the fears within us.
07.28.11

Hunger & Virtue

Craving and virtue sit on opposite poles of the brain;
The more we crave, the less virtuous we become
The less we crave, the more virtuous we can be
For hunger is the archenemy of virtue
Satiety, its friend
And starvation, its deadliest poison.
07.27.11

External & Internal

On the highways
Two faces travel together
The faces of the cars and those of their drivers;
Throughout life
Two faces travel together
The faces we wear and the faces we are;
In both situations, the external faces
Have little to do with the internal ones.
07.26.11

Highways & Courtesy

On the highways
Courtesy is abandoned
And individual speeds are maintained
To the peril of other motorists.
07.25.11