I Am

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You ask, “Who are you?”

I answer, “I am; life.”

You ask, “Is that all?”

“Yes, life.  It is all, complete, perfection!”

I ask, “Who are you?”

You say, “I’m married with beautiful
children.  I love Chinese food and boats,
and work hard and play harder, and…”

I say, “Stop!  You are also life; breathing
with blood pulsing through you, on a planet
floating in space.  All else are doings, thoughts,
others, desires, memories, lists.”

“So, that is my life.  Isn’t it?”  You ask.

I reply, “You are life!  Just as the pea,
a rock, rabbit, trees, or a billionaire.  They’re not doings,
but beings.  They just are, as we are.  
That’s enough, at this moment.
And each moment is all we ever have.”

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Duke Beaufort

Date: 3/20/2024 6:10:00 AM

David, I really like how you identify what is most important of all. The way you look at being versus doing is food for thought for all. You have a very subtle and humorous way of identifying a huge concept that often escapes consideration. This adds to the concept that we should treat our planet and everything on it with respect. That is surely not part of the equation today.

Panagiota Romios

Date: 3/14/2024 5:36:00 PM

Best wishes David! People cant go thrigh life without blaming or shaming others, or making them wrong. They, themselves, of course, never have an inner discourse. To point blame at them selves. Further, the truth is, this very moment may be our lasr…. we just dont get it. Nations of kvetchers, Read the poetry, we think somebody owes us a living. Pangie Pangie