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I was thinking how distracted we all are by materialism. How we always look 'out there' for answers: life, God, meaning, when we have them all within us all the time. I was thinking how we try to delay aging, constantly dieting, popping fat burning pills. And the stuff we collect is obscene! How often do we stop to breathe, look within and truly listen. All that led me to try and write again. It's been a while so not my best work, but written from the heart nevertheless.
Behind the scars and the bumps and bends
Lies wisdom.
In the lines and the aches and pains
Is etched ‘experience’.
We live in this body for a while.
incarnate, living in physicality, in duality
with the spirit deep within, and while
discernment grows, the chassis rusts
and eventually it turns to dust -
it was only borrowed after all.
Physical being is to finite as
the soul is to infinity.
So in the quest to seek eternal youth,
be circumspect and don’t forget the truth.
Nurture the soul instead, listen to its voice.
Search within and don’t be distracted by the
lure of materialism. Hoard acumen, poise,
prudence, and grow in understanding.
Don’t get choked by the weeds of greed.
We are only a short time here, make it count.
Copyright © Helen J Radford | Year Posted 2025
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