enlightenment
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Stoicism is a worthy trait Shown in those who resonate, The strength of inner will As well as the power, To endure and conquer suffering Beyond the realms that others can match, Rooted in self belief and the knack, To keep getting up when knocked down, Stoicism is the strength of being That when witnessed…
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I hate that I sense and see the awfulness of life I could refuse to look and shut it out, But I can’t because I feel and love life to much And those who I share this life and journey with, To do that would be to betray my feelings and humanity, I choose to…
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In the face of brutality and slaughter Strong people continue to live, Not because they want to But because they have to if they wish to exist, And they do so knowing their doom In spite of their now dry tears they cry, Living with the horrors they witness Of massacred and slaughtered bodies, That…
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Imagine being devoid of empathy and caring What would it be like to not know love, To be deprived of the right of feeling human kindness How could you suggest that a life like this is enough.
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Dwell back in time Or embrace the future These are choices we must make, It’s not easy, some things are tried and tested But sometimes new things are difficult to understand, But older ways are sometimes slow and archaic We need to find a balanced way, To walk the path into the future While not…
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Everyone has a right to exist When we don’t safeguard this, Then we all become complicit, And the blood will stain all of our hands We can’t deny that we don’t understand, We are all guilty of closing our eyes And willing to be taken in by the lies, So don’t pretend it’s not our…
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Don’t tease me Just to please me, Have more respect For yourself and me, Just say the way that it should be, Even though I know Being enticing It is very exciting, But if it had no real end Then why try to pretend, Just be honest and be straight with me This is my…
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About my life I know more than you will ever know And I will limit how much I show, So please don’t think That you know everything, About the way I choose to live Because you know so little, I lock it up and lock it down So do not think to waste your spittle,…
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Recriminations never end well It makes your bitterness swell, Again and again it will haunt you And can sway you away from the truth, Hitting back reduces who you are Into somebody else that is far, From the authentic person that at the start You once were but it changed you, Now the view of…
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If you believe in what you need then it will with endeavour and perseverance happen, if you don’t believe then it won’t. This is the simple truth, dedication to your belief and to what you need will reap rewards from the seeds you have sown.
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