We don’t think we do
but we live on the hard edge of our human being
in crusted shells that we carry around
with our encrusted ideas, beliefs and opinions
Yours, sooner or later, colliding with mine
neither one prepared to yield
until we realise that
it is not about yielding
Rather it is about
Forgiving
Which is
recognizing that deep beneath those shells
yours and mine
is the sweet essence of our being
pure, limitless, free
needing nothing
demanding nothing
given neither to attack nor defence
This unconditional essence
This indestructible innocence
is the same in you and me
It is the common ground of our being
Our birthplace
Our true home
Here
we are children of love
nothing else
Here
Ideas mean nothing
Beliefs – fanciful distractions
Opinions – swap cards
If we’re wise
we’ll use them all for play
If we’re not
we’ll be killed by our own thoughts
So let’s be wise
and
forgive
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