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The Sum of Our Experiences
The sum of our experiences:
That's who we are.
Do our experiences guide us
To reach for that distant star?
Do they allow us to see
Through a person's façade?
Do they help us uncover
Dangerous deceit and fraud?
Do they take us to places
Of deep and profound thought,
Outside our ego selves
Where we're something we're not?
Or do our experiences hold us
In a superficial realm
Or on a ship of mindlessness
With ignorance at the helm?
Do they allow us to open
Both our minds and our hearts
So we let go of superstition
And grasp at what reason imparts?
As the sum of all our experiences,
We should mindfully strive
To work for the good of all people
So that our planet can thrive.
(9-23-14)
That's who we are.
Do our experiences guide us
To reach for that distant star?
Do they allow us to see
Through a person's façade?
Do they help us uncover
Dangerous deceit and fraud?
Do they take us to places
Of deep and profound thought,
Outside our ego selves
Where we're something we're not?
Or do our experiences hold us
In a superficial realm
Or on a ship of mindlessness
With ignorance at the helm?
Do they allow us to open
Both our minds and our hearts
So we let go of superstition
And grasp at what reason imparts?
As the sum of all our experiences,
We should mindfully strive
To work for the good of all people
So that our planet can thrive.
(9-23-14)
