Philosophy
sometimes 2
by ThatJimGuy on Jul.10, 2010, under General, Philosophy, Poetry & Prose
sometimes 2
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sometimes the memories are too much
sometimes too little
hauntings and longings
tied up loose and twisted with
a thread of time
sometimes
Whispers of Eternity
by ThatJimGuy on Feb.01, 2010, under Family, General, Philosophy, Poetry & Prose
- Whispers of Eternity
pour mes enfants, je vous aimerai toujours
I find my eternity in my daughter’s face.
If there is only one single thing I can pass on
to her and my son, then yes,
I might be able to die in peace,
defying all that time has done to us.
Knowing that these wrinkled old hands
with which I type
were once as as vibrantly full
of the pureness and purpose
of our former youth.
And we swore we would die
before we ever got old,
but here we are, and life goes on.
Our eternity lives on,
in other lives and other eyes.
Whispers, soft whispers
of what we were,
and long to be again – but never can….
So let us rejoice in the beauty
which our children may discover.
Let us never dismiss all
that our youth had uncovered.
The secrets we thought were our own.
Let us be brave in the twilight
as they are in their morning sun.
Let us never forget what it was…
what it was
to be young.
©2010, Jim Sabean
Never give up
by ThatJimGuy on Apr.30, 2003, under Philosophy, Snippets
And I believe it was Nietchse who said “Whatever does not kill me makes me stronger”.  It is so tempting to give in, to give up, to abaondon all hope and to spiral down into the darkness. It is so easy!
But I refuse to give in. I refuse to let little things bother me, hell I even refuse to let big things bother me. I will persevere or I will die trying. That is my philosphy. Never give up on what is right. Never abandon hope (or faith for the religious). For tomorrow brings things that cannot be predicted today. Surprises, reprieve, hope and caring amongst the suffering; or not – but if not, then I can at least die, knowing that I did my best. To my dying breath, I will always fight against all odds for what is right and just. But, that’s me. I’m not a radical or really outspoken, but I do have a gift of seeing things in terms of the “long run”. A gift, and a curse; for those who are stuck by current affairs and cannot see the future are doomed to stagnation in their own misgided opnions. They cannot see what good is to come. I can, and as I said, it is both a blessing and a curse. Good will come of the current polticical situations, but I see also that it will not last long. For it is not history that repeats itself, but humankind that repeats history, and IMHO is doomed unless we come back to our singularity and live/work as one. Wow I should have been a preacher lol – |
