Maxim #73: real Self-defense
Conventional wisdom tells us that “Attack is the best form of self-defense”, and yet the Soul knows that self-defense is actually the most efficient means of Self-destruction …
Maxim #74: deeper Beauty
Conventional wisdom tells us that “Beauty is only skin deep”, and yet the Soul knows that true Beauty is not found by the eyes that see the skin, but rather rests in the Love that lives behind those eyes, within the Heart …
Maxim #75: begging for Choice
Conventional wisdom tells us that “Beggars can’t be choosers”, and yet the Soul knows that it is desiring that makes one poor; and that it is choosing that makes one a beggar. Just as ice storms can turn trees into glistening sculptures, so too can hard times make giants out of men (&/or women) …
Maxim #076: never better
Conventional wisdom tells us “Better late than never”, while the Soul reminds us that LOVE, when given selflessly, is never late … better
Maxim #077: Haven cannot wait
Conventional wisdom tells us “Better safe than sorry”, and yet the Soul reminds us that the only way to be truly Care-full is to refuse to be careful; that — at the very latest in the end — safe is always sorry …
Maxim #078: the only Victory
Conventional wisdom tells us that “It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all”, and yet the Soul knows that selfless Love is always a victory; that it is impossible to truly Love and thereby truly lose …
Maxim #079: the silence of fools
Conventional wisdom tells us that “It is better to remain silent and thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt”, and yet the Soul knows that — whether speaking aloud or sitting in silence — the only true “fool” is the one who refuses to engage an opportunity to be Kind to another […]
Maxim #80: on Blood & Water
Conventional wisdom tells us that “Blood is thicker than water”, and yet the Soul knows that we are all essentially made of the same blood — and all blood, essentially of the same water …
Maxim #81: the business of Pleasure
Conventional wisdom tells us “Business before pleasure”, and yet the Soul adds “and neither before Love” …
Maxim #82: a deeper Giving
Conventional wisdom tells us that “Charity begins at home”, and yet the Soul knows that real Charity only begins once Home moves away from home …
Day 21f: Faux-refuge in the Foyer of Finance … (05/05/2019)
It took a bit of time to get there, and yet the walk to Sanceboz was smooth (that being, as smooth as my hobbling gait would allow) and uneventful. Evening was beginning to set in upon my arrival into town, and three different residents thereof each independently told me to ask for pilgrim’s lodging at […]
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