Maxim #286: on death & expectation
Conventional wisdom tells us that “Nothing that arrives remains, and nothing that departs is lost”, and yet the Soul knows that desire for what was and hope for could be are two sides of the same misery …
Maxim #287: Seeing the Light
Conventional wisdom tells us that “Some folks change their ways when they see the light; others when they feel the heat”, and yet the Soul knows that any change in behavior made for personal reward or benefit is no real change at all …
Maxim #288: making Change
Conventional wisdom tells us “Change your thoughts to change your world”, and yet the Soul knows that we start to warm UP to Life’s innate Beauty the instant we stop pushing its river towards where we think it would better flow …
Maxim #289: the mockery of tolerance
Conventional wisdom tells us that “Mockery is a mold that infests all it touches”, and yet the Soul also knows that socially acceptable “tolerance” is no better — that it is mockery, only thinly disguised by the sticky sweetness of tactful indifference …
Maxim #290: rewriting the Future
Conventional wisdom tells us that “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”, and yet the Soul also knows that those who spend time intensely dissecting the past cannot constructively rewrite the present …
Maxim #291: the Winds of Heaven
Conventional wisdom tells us that “The winds of the heavens shift suddenly”, and yet the Soul knows that the Loving winds of Heaven remain always steady & calm …
Maxim #292: the fresh Way
Conventional wisdom tells us to “Avoid trying to clear a path that has already been tread”, and yet the Soul knows that the only path worth treading is the one already being walked — by the enemies we already know well, as well as by the strangers we do not yet know at all … […]
Maxim #293: today, tomorrow & yesterday
Conventional wisdom tells us to “Live for today, learn from yesterday, and dream of tomorrow”, and yet the Soul knows that to learn from yesterday, we must apply its lessons today … that to do so; to truly Live for today, we must flow smoothly in the service of others … and that to do […]
Maxim #294: on hunger & fear
Conventional wisdom tells us that “Hunger is stronger than fear”, and yet the Soul knows that Love is stronger than hunger & fear combined …
Maxim #295: a consistent Truth
Conventional wisdom tells us that “All generalizations are false”, and yet the Soul knows that — whether soaking up a sunrise or immersed in the starlit shadows — at the very center of every sentient being resides an identical Truth …
Maxim #296: Respecting the Self
Conventional wisdom tells us to “Respect yourself and others will do likewise”, and yet the Soul knows that the only way to powerfully Care for your Self is to Care for others with reckless abandon …
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