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Kite-Surfer prepares for his thrilling ride With double-checked gear, wades into the tide Observer sits noticing all that’s around And sees the direction where’s Kite-Surfer’s bound Like an outgoing message that’s waiting to send Kite-Surfer is patient, then catches the wind Observer sits calmly beachside near the trees From safe distance he knows more than Kite-Surfer sees Soon, he in the water takes off like a flash But direction of winds can never long last Change in conditions, The Observer sees From breeze on his face and the movement of trees Kite-Surfer in wetsuit, armored head to toe Cannot know direction of the next blow And so he must catch the wind swiftly by feel Attachment to moment seems all that is real But never is able to choose any course Like a passenger on a wild unbridled horse And if judgement falters, momentum is lost He sinks to his neck, failure could be the cost When he’s low in the water, his only ambition: To capture the wind and continue that mission Watching bold Kite-Surfer safe from the beach The Observer surely knows much they could teach Vantage point lets Observer see mistakes That Kite-Surfer made before leaving long wakes The one who sits beachside, safely observing Is totally void of all longing or yearning Not caring which direction the wind blows He watches Kite-Surfer like someone he knows If you find yourself sunk, at the end of your rope And the sky seems to fail you, one should not lose hope Instead change your view As if you’re outside you And witness your actions like you’re far away: A perspective-shifting game we can play Detaching your ego, dissolving all fear, Put yourself out there instead of being here Seeing bigger picture can make one clairvoyant Like Observer helping Kite-Surfer stay buoyant
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