Walk Like an Aztec Mexica
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Aztec philosophy teaches that a meaningful life is one of rooted balance, where wisdom comes from living in harmony with self, community, nature, and the sacred through daily discipline, shared reflection, and courageous struggle. True strength arises from self-mastery, cultivated through action, endurance, and restraint — not in the pursuit of fleeting happiness, but in grounded awareness and purpose.
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They say that love must walk through pain,
That fire leaves both light and strain.
To stand for truth may rip the heart,
But that's where the meanings truly start.
Wind shakes a lone tree, where forest stands,
A voice is strong, cupped in many hands.
The wise learner, through trial knows
That shared resolve is how wisdom grows.
Before the sun rises do a chore,
Bear the aches, and sing for more.
For strength is forged in daily strife,
In small brave acts that shape a life.
Don't steal the masks that others wear,
Your worth is wrought through honest care.
The smallest grain, through labor earned,
Can raise a child with theft not learned.
Three strengths can master joy and pain.
Drive, endurance, and holding the strain
Fierce fire that bursts, in embers stays,
A blaze kindles slowly through the haze.
The path you walk becomes the way,
With every step you choose to stay.
Each habit held, each vow made true,
Becomes the road that moves with you.
Choose to fast not to shame or break,
But to test how much the soul can take.
Desire is not a surge you seek to flee,
But a wave you ride, then set it free.
Hold the flame, bear the load,
Every step becomes the road.
Sing through work, share with grace,
Rock your soul, enjoy the chase.
Walk Like an Aztec Mexica -
Hold the flame, bear the load,
Keep every step on the road.
Sing through work, share with grace,
Rock your soul, enjoy the chase.
Walk Like an Aztec Mexica -
Walk Like an Aztec Mexica
Copyright © John Anderson | Year Posted 2025
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