Primitive & Enlightened

The enlightened conserve
The primitive waste
The rest suffer.
12.31.13

Greatness & Leaders

If we can realize
That history allows
Only one great leader
Every few hundred years
We would cease expecting
Greatness from our leaders.
12.30.13

Good & Repayment

Because we cannot repay
All the people who have been good to us
We should instead bestow the good we owe
On the many others who owe us nothing
In order to keep the spirit of goodwill
Afloat throughout the world.
12.29.13

Journeys & Excitement

Journeys
Which begin with excitement and end in fatigue,
Usually change our lives to the better;
But journeys, which begin with fatigue
Seldom end in excitement and often worsen our lives.
12.28.13

Gifts & Thanks

When we give gifts
That we feel we need to give
But which the receiver does not need
We are merely saying thank you
With perfunctory articles
When we could have thanked better
With a few heart-warming words.
12.27.13

Chlichés & Nothing

When we have nothing to say
But feel that we need to say something
We end up using clichés, which say nothing.
12.26.13

Reach & Worth

Our social instincts
Feed a sense of empowerment
When we project ourselves onto others;
Deriving our sense of worth
From the number of people we can reach
Has fueled the internet and made it indispensable.
12.25.13