Posts Tagged ‘fear’
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In aphorism, poetry, proverb on 20191230 at 23:55
Those who share, have something to give.
Those who share not, have nothing.
The fool will not look.
The lay cannot see.
The intellect will look.
The wise see.
Ear plugs made of ego, make the fool.
The wise prune the dead limbs by choice.
The fool go out on dead limb and prune by accident.
The fool cannibalizes their soul to feed their ego.
If there is no self-accountability given, there is no responsibility taken.
Ego is a gift held by fools and a burden lost by the wise.
A bully has back-up to compensate for an ego that otherwise has no defense.
The fool bystander fears the aggressor only when they have personal profit to gain.
I See You
Without your makeup
Without your muscles
With the bags under your eyes
With the softness in your thighs,
I see you.
Without your stoic self
Without your unapologetic self
With your hidden tears
With your vulnerable self,
I see you.
Past the violence you commit
For the harm you deny
Past the wall you have built
For the fear you feed,
I see you.
Beyond the smoke you toke
Beyond the drink you take
Through pain that feigns laughter
Though uncertainty that belies confidence,
I see you.
Despite your failures
Not in spite of your successes
So busy with accomplishments
So boastful of your efforts,
I see you
As the tender soul
As the terrified one
Who strives without
Who struggles onward,
I see you.
Never with an apology
Ever with the denial
Hardly the recognition
Rarely the action,
I see you.
For the day shall come
Only after the night concedes
With only the hope that
you’ll see another, too.
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In aphorism on 20180214 at 23:55
For fear of making a sound, the fool clings to a bell she dares not ring.
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In aphorism on 20180112 at 15:39
Nothing says loyalty like incompetency.
Nothing says threat like competency.
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In aphorism, proverb, question on 20160622 at 22:05
Jealousy is for fools and fear.
Followers need a leader, but who is a leader to follow?
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In aphorism on 20141126 at 23:55
Only with great privilege may one cite fear as justification for oppression, as if one might fall victim to the victims.
Nothing unites like division.
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In poetry, rumination on 20131009 at 21:03
《the way》
dear little one,
the world is yours.
the world was yours
even before you belonged
to it.
it was, is, and will be
your redemption as often
as it will be your nemesis.
do not be afraid, for fear
will not carry your burdens
nor will it shelter you
from the elements.
have hope as much as will
allow triumph
over the ills of present,
but none so much that
you deceive yourself
of the realities of the future
or the consequences of the past.
days of sorrow will weave
a tight knit alongside joy,
neither with warning
nor with limitation.
you shall persist because
you know of nothing else,
not only because you will it.
for as a mortal, possibility
is as finite only as is time.
what tomorrow will bring you,
yesterday has already taken
away, with a fluidity that
surprises with subtlety.
you will love and hurt,
feel pain and transfer pain.
you will always forgive
because the alternative
is no alternative.
fairness and justice
will oft be at odds
with one another and for you.
you will not always deserve
your destiny, but you will
decide not to deny it.
for tonight, the sun sets low,
but tomorrow, high,
high shall the sun rise up.
oh, little one, until tomorrow,
good night.
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In aphorism, proverb, question, quote, rumination on 20121024 at 23:57
To screw the system so as to save yourself, or to screw yourself so as to save the system? Says 91+ years of wisdom, without hesitation, “Screw the system [and save yourself.” For a broken system is not often a system worth saving, and by saving yourself, you will more importantly reinvent the system anew. Lo, the system worth saving may ask for your sacrifice, but never to screw yourself. Not ever.
Condone a system or create a system.
Words of wisdom are easier philosophized than realized.
It isn’t for fear of the unknown that we fear death, it is for fear of losing the present that we fear not living.
The Uneducated and the Ignorant are beasts of two different orders.
Order ranks below class.
Constructive criticism is a compliment to the wise, a complaint to the fool.
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In aphorism, proverb on 20120513 at 23:57
bystander:
noun; one who stands by [something], and thus condones [something], even supports [something].
A foolish argument is grounded in a foundation of desperation.
The fool praise the light, but live by the darkness.
The only way to fight evil is to not join it, not contribute to it.
The fool trust not those without intention to convert, confusing conversion for conviction.
The fool ask ‘How to conquer those who threaten us?’, not facing the reality of their contribution.
Who is without a weapon is feared only by the fool.
Defenseless, the fool become defensive.
Defense, by any other name, is offense.
Where some fool are critical, other fool are insecure.
Where two side against one, is strength only but numbers, is weakness only but elsewhere.
The fool seek not to hear, with a defense of listening.
The fool have ears, but do not hear; have eyes, but do not see; have hearts, but do not feel.
Resolution led by a moderator is not a resolution of two.
The fool don’t the best they can, the wise do the best they can’t.
Seize wisdom from the depths, net ignorance from the shallows.
The fool adjudge assumptions, the wise consider intentions.
Criticism that negates compliments exposes false compliments; criticism that complements compliments reveals true compliments.
Forever to be trusted, are the fool and their fallacy.
Sooner an apology to be forgiven than the innocent to be spared.
The fool hear with ears that deceive.
Where fault lies, a defense is readied. Where understanding lies, an offense is unnecessary.
Do plumbers have pipe dreams?
Sooner a parent to side with the other than with truth.
Wisdom is not without extent.
Perspective and understanding are but two sides of a multi-dimensional reality.
Concern falls as criticism to fool ears.
The fool have a defense for every criticism, an offense for every defense, a criticism for every offense.
Who is fool enough to fight logic with illogic, falls victim to his own weapon.
What time does not heal, memory must forgive.
No one judges more or less than the next -some admit it, others deny it.
A poor defense is as good as no defense.
The fool fail to fathom the color beyond text, black and white.
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In aphorism, proverb, rumination on 20120203 at 09:24
The joy in knowing that you were wrong is learning what is right.
The wise rejoice in their mistakes, for they have found what is right.
The fool repeats in their mistakes, for they do not seek what is right.
It takes not execution of perfection, but sincere apology to right a wrong.
Though the Sun has set, / Fear not the Night – / That Sun is but / A Lilliputian Star; / Open your eyes to / The Universe in sight.
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In aphorism, poetry, proverb, tale on 20120129 at 19:09
It took more than the kiss of a princess to turn a frog into a prince. It took a fairy tale.
Be who you want to be -not only for that it might make a difference to others, but for that it will make a difference in you.
One can live a fairy tale, but never shall one die in the same fairy tale.
《if you will》
from life, is derived experience.
from experience, is derived wisdom.
from wisdom, is derived life.
The only thing worse than being shat on is realizing that it’s of your own doing.
Relationships are like energy: once established, they cannot disappear, only change form.
Methinks myself exempt / methinks myself a fool.
Life is too short to be held back by: others, fear, fear of others, others’ fear.
One of the best rewards of teaching is learning.
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