Cheating & Cheated

Cheating comes in two ways:
We can either cheat others
Or we can cheat ourselves;
Cheating others destroys trust
But cheating ourselves destroys us.
09.01.14

Ignorance & Consequences

To change human nature
From primitive to enlightened
Requires efforts throughout childhood
And reinforcements throughout adulthood;
Without such efforts, we tend to choose
The easier ways with little concern
For the consequences
Of ignorance.
08.31.14

Emotions & Reason

Emotions, not reason
Are the prime movers of life;
Frequently, emotions influence reason
Whereas rarely, reason influences emotion.
08.30.14

Days & Ways

There are so many ways to love
And only one way to hate;
So many ways to like and desire
And only one way to dislike;
So may ways and days to live
But only one moment to die.
08.29.14

Trust & Mistrust

The price of trust is high
But the price of mistrust is higher;
Trust everyone and you will be betrayed
Trust the trustworthy and you will be betrayed
Don’t trust anyone and you will live in paranoid fear.
08.28.14

Hind Sight & Vision

Watching history unfold
Before our eyes
Has less lessons for us
Because vision is microscopic;
Studying the history of humanity
Before our times has more lessons
Because hind sight is vast.
08.27.14

Reality & Freedom

No mind is free;
Freedom and reality
Dwell on opposite sides
Of the human spectrum.
08.26.14