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cartoonnightmare
cartoonnightmare Posts: 52
edited June 2005 in Poetry, Prose, Music & Art
the meaning of life

dont give
or receive hatred
ignore it when it comes your way
ignore your own judgments

the less evil you commit
the more you will love people
the more you will not hate

the meaning of life
is the measure of your love
one who knows the source
can go as deep as they want

selflessness and promotion
of everyone else
when no one knows

no jealousy is felt
no competition or comparison
freedom from fear of what others think
and thinking you need to impress

a glorious place to be
quiet in my soul
a gentle and quiet place
that once was full of the sound of war

taking no pride in your personal talents
they you did not give yourself

letting go

giving up personal desires
we all bring our concern
for everyone else

we open our hearts wide
we discipline ourselves
and welcome all
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  • Anna_falk
    Anna_falk Posts: 114
    Hi Cartoonnightmare !
    Welcome to the board, thank you for the nice poem, very thoughtful :)
    To worry about tomorrow doesn't make it easier,
    it only makes today worse.
  • eden
    eden Posts: 407
    cartoonnightmare wrote:
    the meaning of life

    dont give
    or receive hatred
    ignore it when it comes your way
    ignore your own judgments

    the less evil you commit
    the more you will love people
    the more you will not hate

    the meaning of life
    is the measure of your love
    one who knows the source
    can go as deep as they want

    selflessness and promotion
    of everyone else
    when no one knows

    no jealousy is felt
    no competition or comparison
    freedom from fear of what others think
    and thinking you need to impress

    a glorious place to be
    quiet in my soul
    a gentle and quiet place
    that once was full of the sound of war

    taking no pride in your personal talents
    they you did not give yourself

    letting go

    giving up personal desires
    we all bring our concern
    for everyone else

    we open our hearts wide
    we discipline ourselves
    and welcome all


    Wow..that was really good. How did you get so mature? (:

    I always think that on our deathbeds the ONLY thing we will regret is the love we held back. Not the cars, houses jobs etc. that we missed out on.
    Welcome
  • Being Enlightened
    Being Enlightened Posts: 5,746
    This was an excellent first post! So full of selfless love! :) Beautiful!

    My favorite stanza:

    "a glorious place to be
    quiet in my soul
    a gentle and quiet place
    that once was full of the sound of war"
    Forget your perfect offering, there is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in. - Leonard Cohen

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