Your heart has penned a beautiful piece of poetry that speaks to all those of tender heart and compassion ... And ...Yes, sadly we, as mankind, the Human Race, are afraid of the very thought, of admitting and facing the fact that we are no better than any other person on the planet ... Instead, we prefer to find some way to assert ourselves as better, in a position above, than others ... To quote myself from my article Is God Illogical As Hell?, there is an all too present and active, "character flaw in human nature that causes men to assert and believe that they are somehow better than others and, hence: more sophisticated; more refined; more civilized; more worthy; more deserving; more holy; more righteous; more intelligent; more knowledgeable, more wiser, more cunning; more deceiving; and more willing to take what they need or want from those unable to stop them." ... I believe this character flaw, fatally intrinsic to mankind, is the true cause of war, not religion as so many today attest in their anti-religion atheistic fervor ... Now, I am not a Christian, nor am I Muslim ... I am also not observant of Orthodox Judaism, though my personal beliefs are Hebrew in nature and orientation ... At the same time, I am a Freethinker, willing to set all I believe, all I have ever believed, aside in search of truth, even if such truth should conflict with truths I have held sacred all my life ... I value truth above all else ... In seeking after truth, I am a fan of the Human Race, for there is only one race of mankind upon this earth, and that is the Human Race ... There are people of different complexions, different languages, different cultures, different customs, different traditions, different nations, different religions, etc., but regardless of all of our differences in being so differently different, I firmly attest that there is only one race of mankind upon planet Earth: The Human Race. In attentively attesting all that I so vehemently attest, I also attest that there is, must be, a "Creator of all that is and will ever be: God--An Ultimate Creative Source Point Of Origin Of All Existence," as per my article, Guess God's Gone Golfing ... Quite obviously the beauty of your poem and the message that speaks of compassion and love towards your fellow man, in not thinking oneself better or above others, has inspired me to a spasm of babbling about things very dear to me ... Thank you for sharing this wonderful piece ...
Marvin thank you I too am one who believes in the human soul. I wish I could live to see our specie.. read moreMarvin thank you I too am one who believes in the human soul. I wish I could live to see our species get through their infancy. Sadly we are so self destructive. i hold all kinds of ideas on god. But i do not ascribe to the ideals I was weened on in Christianity. I wrote one called "My God" that questioned everything i ever was taught. He is to me not responsible nor can he be sited as in favor of any of our darker traits.That said we are far removed from the truth But as i see it . The question posed "Are we our brothers keeper?". Or do we simply mouth the words"There by the grace of God go I"? Time has a way of wearing us down. The old recriminations seem to ring out hollow as we ourselves become polished by the winds of time. In that end we see that love shines bright upon the simple truths of life. We find that one thing that makes life so worth the pain, that of unconditional love of another that both grants us the strength and grace to struggle on.
8 Years Ago
Wise words well said, my new friend ... I am convinced that religion can and does serve a somewhat u.. read moreWise words well said, my new friend ... I am convinced that religion can and does serve a somewhat useful purpose in giving a foundation of hope and peace to our lives ... And so I hold to some beliefs inside the that quiet corner of my heart, but with my mind that attempts to think reasonably and logically, I confess that if the true Creator of every thing that is and will ever be (favorite words of mine) has taken the time, in ancient times past, to personally reveal Himself to mankind, then that revelation of His Personification, and His Character has likely been altered, intentionally or not, by the tampering hand and exaggerating tongue of man ... As author Robert Eisenman states it: In those ancient days when some important event (i.e. a miracle) took place it was purposefully exaggerated to insure that the event would not be forgotten but remembered always, BUT something very real did take place to initiate the exaggeration of a true event ... So, I live my life (also raised in a Christian home but always questioning things that do not gee haul in the New Testament) in hopes that God of Israel is an accurate account in hopes that there truly may be some sort of resurrection from the dead, while facing the very real reality that when this life is over that may well be all there is and was ever intended to be ... So and thus, what we do now in this life with this life for the lives of others is the only things that we can prove truly matters and has any lasting value ... All else is based upon hopes that cannot be proven until we lie in the grave--far to late to make any adjustments in the thinking and holding of our personal beliefs, having arrived at, The Road To Too Soon (my latest article on this very topic) ... I hope to have many good conversations with you in the future, and recommend to you a very good friend and a Freethinker, Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU, a prolific poet and distinguished gentleman ...
8 Years Ago
While i see the bible as a sort of history book of the Israelites.I find it has meaning to us today .. read moreWhile i see the bible as a sort of history book of the Israelites.I find it has meaning to us today It proves the value of kinship .If we ever get past the divisions of humanity I will be happy. The one truth is that we all love the memory of home. and the days when we grew so tall and strong beneath the shelter of loved ones. As in the times of the ancient mariner we all hear the call of sirens that gesture us to sail home. Continuity of purpose flows from the wellspring of our lives. In the end we all find we are drawn inexorably home, to the hearth from around which we told our tales of long ago and spun our yarns of a life well lived. The well spent life will always beckon from the winds of change a call for home. "Only Earth bound man still clings to the dark and poisoning superstition. That his world is bounded by the nearest hill. His Universe ends at river shore. His common humanity is enclosed in the tight circle of those who share his town or his views or the color of his skin."
Robert Kennedy
Ahhh all beat me agin!!! LOL What you have done is make one look at all around them and face the reality of what life is all about. You brought forth the imagery, emotion, thoughts that are inside came bursting free for all to see. What a treat this was i must say my friend.. For in this lies truth.. One we look upon, live with, yet sometimes forget, every day...
A wonderful look at the reality of the worth of a man...no matter who we are...in the end we are side by side!....death knows not a favorite.
Another soul searching, indepth write of wisdom! GREAT WRITE!
Come be with me oh man of pride
Now you must your riches cast aside
Come be with me oh man called poor
Lack of wealth shall settle your score.
Know ye each not which side you lay
I, death, shall fairly determine your pay!
A great write here ... with much realism and truth within.. rich or poor.. we are all human .. prone to illness.. pain.. suffering.. death.. happiness and everything that comes with life. Born with nothing.. leave with nothing.. yet the battle for material things is so high for many.. for things that we just can't take with us at the end of the road! This is also filled with wisdom.. not to take more than you give.. so many could use a lesson in this! Greed is truly another struggle humanity wrestles with and certainly not about to just disappear .. another affliction of both the poor and rich again. Great job ... keep up the work! =)
A great write here ... with much realism and truth within.. rich or poor.. we are all human .. prone to illness.. pain.. suffering.. death.. happiness and everything that comes with life. Born with nothing.. leave with nothing.. yet the battle for material things is so high for many.. for things that we just can't take with us at the end of the road! This is also filled with wisdom.. not to take more than you give.. so many could use a lesson in this! Greed is truly another struggle humanity wrestles with and certainly not about to just disappear .. another affliction of both the poor and rich again. Great job ... keep up the work! =)
We are all brought into this world the same way. Upon arrival some are fortunate to be born into to wealth or just a good life. Others are born to stay at the bottom rung of life's ladder. Surviving off the crumbs that some toss to them and lowering their heads at the mockery of others. We all bleed red, just because you are richer, does not mean your blood is darker. We all have eyes that cry, hearts that ache, mouths the speak and souls that hunger. And as we all come into the world in the same way. We also exit it. Death is death, the manner in which it happens may be different, but the end is all the same. Two dead men lying next to each other are just that, two dead men. One has no more than the other. The suit may be better, the casket sturdier and the funeral larger. But after it is all said and done, you have two bodies that no longer have a soul. Two dead empty shells. So better to acknowledge and be kind to one another, that cold marble slab can be very lonely and the body next to yours, just may be the one of the person you turned your nose up at in disdain.
Once again, a beautiful piece with so much truth hidden in it.
The first two stanzas encouraging us to look upon our fellow man and recognize their needs. Also, to give, as much of ourselves as we can, for in this lie true fulfillment.
Then, in the last two stanzas, we are reminded how death and other curcimstances can level the playing field, all in the wink of an eye. Our lives are so short. We can't take our meterial possesions to the grave. Why do we hold on to them with dear life? In the end - we are all the same. What difference can be seen between the two bodies lying next to each other, in the grave yard? None! They're all the same.
What is there then left for us to do, if all will be stripped in the end anyway? Well, we can learn to give and care for others as we do to ourselves, and we can be guarenteed leaving this world as a rich soul - fulfilled... at peace!
You were able to capture all these truths and so much more into only 16 lines. There is so much said in such short space, which only shows that this is a piece well written.
How ver true these words are....to me without friends i am very, very poor....but with all the friends i have now..i am the richest person i know...(but live the most simply, with the least amount of money possible)....
you're words touch my soul
great job tate!
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