Have you ever wondered
Why pain and loss,
Are such an integral part
Of our existence?
A question philosophers
Have grappled with
For centuries.
Many hours spent,
To understand this truth;
Time,
Not borrowed or lent.
In the depths of our sorrow,
When the new tomorrow
Repeats again;
Many times,
In our hourly pain,
We can often find
A profound revelation;
Everything happens
For a reason;
Pain,
Tragedy;
Will surround us,
Remain within us;
Encompassed inside,
Through every
Passing season.
Each day,
This pain may reside,
Laid;
Layered deep;
Appears,
Far beyond reasoning;
Lost years,
Awash with tears,
Deeply harrowing
As that may be.
Pain,
Bestows upon us
An invaluable gift,
That should not break
The soul,
But,
Instead,
Make the mind grow;
Make us whole,
Lift us,
To realize life's gift,
And find the true value
Of those around us;
Mind to mind,
Even strangers,
Who surround us;
We're all part of a spiritual
Family,
Enduring similar trials,
Tribulations.
In these shared
Experiences,
We must discover
A sense of unity;
A bond,
That takes us beyond
Mere mortal existence;
That transcends
The superficial;
Resisting the temptation,
Of allowing money,
Power,
Possessions
To rule us;
Lower us,
Such empty pursuits,
Abuse the soul,
Lose all earthly meaning;
But,
It is a path,
That many humans choose;
Denying their true earthly goal,
Losing their humanity;
Pursuing countless wealth
Beyond sanity.
When fame and fortune
Outweighs all human worth,
The Midas touch;
A pursuit of personal riches,
Will not save the Earth;
Nor touch the soul.
Obsessive desire for wealth
Makes the spirit weak;
Narrows vision,
Suffocates the mind,
Confined
Within that shallow vision
Of itself.
Material possessions;
Wealth,
Will inevitably
turn to dust,
As our short lives end.
If humankind is to
Transcend;
We must instead,
Treasure the moments
With friends,
Family,
Loved ones.
Counting coins
Is the value of the dead;
The path of the misled.
All of us,
Must relish in
Simple pleasures;
Cherish each dawn,
That is shared
With everyone.
Sunsets and sunrises;
Marvel at the complex
Beauty of nature,
Learn from the past,
Live for the future.
Give what you can;
For every man,
Woman,
Child,
Animal and insect
Has their right to live,
To be;
To see ahead.
Those last in nature,
Must come first;
Nothing is past,
Their thirst should
Be our thirst;
All creatures,
Big and small,
All,
Have their purpose;
A meaning in themselves.
Delve deeper;
Do not be asleep.
See again,
Those we loved,
Who have
Passed on,
Are not truly gone;
Each and all,
Walk with us;
Unseen,
Await us,
In dreams;
Always there,
On the other side;
Within our care,
And in theirs;
In that other dimension
They reside.
Growing,
Sometimes
Returning,
But always knowing;
As nature herself knows.
We are all the flowers
Of the Earth;
Connected by love,
Into rebirth.
All must be free,
Nurtured;
Unpolluted,
Never abused.
All are
Celestial beings;
Always seeing,
Bathed in light.
The night,
Never lasts forever.
Past,
Future;
All time bends,
Blends as one.
Despite the pain;
Brokenness,
Of human existence,
We must resist
The path of hate;
Never too late
To think on bitterness.
Be stoic,
Be strong,
Always believe in truth;
Unknown wrongs,
will be known in time.
We are never alone;
All are one.
Remember;
Love exists
Within our souls
Forever.
Forgive others;
seek truth,
Live the life,
You've been
Blessed with.
Listen;
Make each tomorrow
A better experience.
Guide and care,
Help those in sorrow;
Never truly despair.
Again,
Beyond mortal pain;
We are all simply one,
So,
Be true,
Grow;
Shine in honesty.
Beneath this sun,
Remember;
All of us
Must share
With everyone.
Many may walk
In darkness
But,
All shall see
The light;
Or fall.
Be free,
Let that light,
Reside deep
Within you,
guide you;
strengthen you.
Always remember;
Be true;
Otherwise,
You will never be you...
In the midst of pain
And loss,
There is always hope,
Always love;
Once more,
Beyond natural law,
Life will begin again.