I will not crave for that which I cannot have
I will not give what is not mine to give
I will not kiss my enemy or slap my friend
I will not suffer fools lightly
I will not have my dreams squashed by the limits of your imagination
I will not lose hope because of your despair
I will not spend my short time on this earth waiting for you to love me
I will not devote one day to a cause or person I don´t believe in
I will not accept your lack of respect
I will not give in to the invasion of my privacy
I will not be judged by you neither be your judge
I will not live for you nor expect you to live for me
I will not be limited by your limits
I will not be easily talked into surrender
I will not go through life aimless or without direction
I will not demand more of you than I demand of myself
I will not cower in the face of adversity
I will not easily wilt against life`s pressures
I will not live as if I am dying
I will not die without dignity
--Ed Thurston 2011
Muy bueno, de acuerdo en todo. BB
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ReplyDeleteIf, like the Buddha said, this is true,
What is the world I am making today?
Is it one of worry
Filled with the first anxious thoughts
That fill the mind
After the alarm clock's unwelcome sound?
Or, if a dream,
A good one,
Awakes me,
Is it from a world of fantasy Defined by desire?
Today
Let me make a world
Of spaciousness,
With borders broad enough
To hold all life's events,
A world of calm
Where the center holds,
And even fear and sadness
Have a place To rest.
Nice...thanks Beth
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