The Calmness of the Heart - Part I
Talk to me about love
Talk to me about the mere sense of being
Talk to me about truth
For only what comes from the heart
Can we love
Talk to me about forgiveness
Talk to me about patience
Talk to me about understanding
For everyone has their reasons
Love yourself without being loved by others
Don’t claim to be loved
For loved are only those
Who proved themselves worthy
Accept that life’s pleasures
Can only develop from pain
And learn to see it as a friend
Don’t place yourself above others
Nor control them
Nor force your opinion upon them
For we are all of the same blood
And no one is superior to the other
Whichever post they may ever hold
Talk to me about hatred
Talk to me about oppression
Talk to me about bloodshed
For what is part of your life
Is part of the whole world
Talk to me about weakness
Talk to me about greed
Talk to me about fear
Without feeling embarrassed
Talk to me about your darkest fantasies
Yet keep to yourself what seems wrong to you
And walk hand in hand with your doubts
Through valleys so desperate
And over heights so bright
And only stop
When you have found your answers
Yet never be sure to know the answer
Grasp that you are never lost
However dark it may be in your heart
Learn from those who are poor
For they possess the most
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