How insecure and vain we humans be.
Our flaws and imperfections all we sometimes see.
Incapable of putting endless wants aside to fill our basic needs,
we forget - on this continual quest
that we must choose our own peace and light and happiness.
These are things we cannot find,
when by the world we have been blinded.
A grander vision exists than being absorbed in self and worldliness.
We must neglect feelings of being only second best
and preoccupations with what we possess and how we dress.
Trade them in for contentment with the lives we live and who we are
See beyond the world, our footstool - to the skies
for we need dreams as we need stars.
To be the stars of our own lives
we need a little starlight in our eyes.
To truly see -
we need love of life as is
and goals to share and give.
Written on Christmas day 2009, this was my rebellion against getting what I call "the gimmies" and watching the world not understand what truly matters. Since then more nuances have come to my attention about how we need to not just resist worldliness in physical things, possessions adn appearances and such, but also in our self-opinions. I am currently reading a book entitled The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brene Brown. So far it is really good. I am learning a lot and intend to blog more about it later. But I highly suggest watching her lecture on Ted.com. Here is the link:
http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability.html
Respect.
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