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The Hyper-Logos of Good Living A poem about how to live a more balanced and harmonious life inspired by Ancient Greek Wisdom Avoid being vicious and malevolent, Instead, be magnanimous and benevolent. Express, in myriad ways, your goodness And be polemic and quixotic in your kindness. Let your friendship be all-encompassing and egregious, And incite your gentleness to be ongoing and ubiquitous. Be laconic in speaking and attentive in listening While adamant in pursuing truth and love expressing. Do not let other passers-by in your life enervate you, Making you expend your time and energy in ephemeral efforts. Pray to Benevolent God, Almighty to exculpate you, Making you remove your human passions and tribulations. Live your life in a way, quite humble and ascetic, Avoiding all expressions of senseless acrimony. Never be a bitter character and sour acerbic, Choose instead, sweetness and melodious harmony. Replace your human soul’s traits of cacophony With our only God’s manifestations of clemency. Do not employ, ever, credulity Nor overdue, futile cupidity. On reaching old age, strive not to be an anathema But instead, a councelor, like the ancient Athena. Drive yourself away from social antipathy With the greatest value of alacrity. Always taking into deep consideration the following 2 things: 1. The concept of ‘Hyper-logos’ defines the holistic integration of the Aristotelian aspects of Ethos (Character), Pathos (Emotions) and Logos (Logic, Reasoning, Accountability, Responsibility) in conducting one’s own affairs in life; and 2. The following wise sayings of the ancient Greeks: Democritus: ‘It is an act of magnanimity for someone to withstand vicious acts with humility and gentleness’. Pythagoras: ‘Seek the true value of all things, and enjoy all gifts of God according to Measure’.
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