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Our Stupor

Life not quite simply black and white, my friend.
We wear many hats, chosen at random,
sometimes a saint, at other times a fiend,
as sways fickle attention pendulum,
with unconditional love shown seldom.
Plodding through life, like a dead man walking,
seeing not ego, silently stalking,
we suffer because we choose to suffer,
blocking divine light, within heart glowing,
gift of life ruined in frivolous caper.

03-April-2021
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Krutsinger Avatar
April 5, 2021 at 12:22 PM
If people would listen to their hearts and souls and recognize this "we suffer because we choose to suffer," they could change their history.
Seeker Avatar
April 5, 2021 at 7:09 PM
So spake Buddha “we suffer bcoz we choose to suffer” ... I borrowed it, being not copyright! :)
Rodrigues Avatar
April 3, 2021 at 10:19 AM
We either suffer to our detriment or for a much greater reward.
Seeker Avatar
April 3, 2021 at 6:35 PM
True. Essentially, stagnation in attachments is the cause of suffering. If we shift to connecting (and releasing) instead of clinging & grasping (like the breeze), we become tranquil & blissful.
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