There’s what you think There are those around you There’s care you have for them There’s what you understand about them There’s what you don’t understand about them There’s what you don’t understand There’s what you want from them It’s all conflicted isn’t it? You believe one thing, They believe another thing, The truth …
Tag: Love
The World as Paradise and Great Disappointment
Is the world a great disappointment? Is the world paradise? I’ve seen pain and joy I’ve seen love and hatred I’ve seen confusion and clarity I’ve seen abundance and scarcity I’ve seen elevation and decay I’ve seen intelligence an ignorance I’ve seen darkness and light All of it is real How can you …
Confidence, Delusion, Reality
There is confidence There is delusion There is ignorance There is insecurity and doubt There is insight There is true confidence, which is true There is false confidence, which is delusion When there is insight — there is also confidence, true confidence Confidence Confidence is everything from the tiny situational confidence, to the …
When You’ve to Give — Give
Always be good to everyone, be default, and unconditionally The only exception is to be good to yourself first When you’ve to give — give When you’ve NOT to give — don’t give When you can discriminate — discriminate. Put your gifts in the right hands. Don’t throw your gifts away to be wasted …
Broken
I want you to realize that most men are broken Most men are broken in some way Deep within It’s hardly obvious A hidden bug in a program, or minor hardware damage — not a bad metaphor Some way most men break in some point Usually many points One does continue to function …
Doesn’t Create Value
trading doesn’t create value marketing doesn’t create value selling doesn’t create value swindling doesn’t create value none of the above create value those activities just move value from one place to another this is evident and incontrovertible so why do you do this? you do this because you are confused you chase …
Forgive But Don’t Forget
Forgive but don’t forget Obviously don’t forget: you don’t want to make the same mistake twice But do forgive Why do you forgive? Because life is short This day is beautiful Do you want to spoil this beauty with that petty ugliness? Do you want to spoil this short, precious life — harbouring …
The Thing And The Symbol
You can have the thing or you can have the symbol You can have the real thing or you can have it’s symbol Sometimes you prefer symbol over the thing Sometimes you’re confused about the thing — therefore you take the symbol Sometimes you’re confused about most things — and you only take symbols …
Hostility is Violence
Hostility is violence To want to see someone “get what he deserves”, “get punished”, “be taken down a peg”, is to be violent. To insult someone, to mock someone, to deride someone, is to be violent. To not want the best for your fellow human beings, for your brothers, for your enemies, is to be …
100x
You could get 100x returns You could get 100x returns if you’re pure of heart When you’re absolutely absolutely in love with something — you will tap into the energy unavailable to mere mortals When you’re absolutely dedicated to your mission(s) — you tap into resourcefulness fathomless to mere mortals Have both and you …