I want my last breath
to be the question
which my whole life answered,
to end with the sweetest, most open,
softest heart in all my years,
to smile as I spray across
the universe and collide with
starry friends and look back
over hearts still hoping
for an answer, or, perhaps,
a new kind of question.
I’ll be out of town for a day. See you then
Integrity recognizes itself.–
The power of the inability to learn a lesson is the multiplier of the cost to fix it.–
The ego is a useful vehicle, if you get to know the driver.
Those are from Bradisms. Brad regularly expounds on various subjects ranging from politics to trust to caring to love, all with an inimitable style which can only be described as “pithy”, meaning tersely cogent. He also has a webpage featuring a collection of his best work, also worth visiting. Brad recently commented on my post Truth and Being, where I attempt to summarize large patterns in life, and which I almost deleted because of its intractable pithiness. But Brad seemed to understand my obscure logic. Then I found this post, “Life is…” on his website, and realized I think a lot like him. Yet he allows himself much more freedom in the realm of pithiness than I! Thanks Brad, for showing us how playfully rich truth can be.
(0)David Depape has a blog he cleverly calls “God is Love“. I’m sure he intends those words’ various echoes of meaning, from completely ironic to absolutely and literally true.
His voice is as subtle and complex as the title. He is neither religious nor atheist. The hypocrisies of organized religion get no mercy from him, but nor do rabid atheists. Somehow he finds inspiration in the ambiguous truth of neither/nor.
Take his post, The Religion of Science.
Religion is a form of stagnant science. Christianity is based on science. The priests were the scholars and scientists or their day. They observed the world and came up with a theory of existence based upon what they could observe. They didn’t know about atoms, cells and the quantum level. They came up with the best theory they could with what little they knew. Religion is science that got stuck on proving old theories. Now atheism is doing the same. Atheism is stuck on proving a point and it’s clinging to theories that are becoming antiquated in the face of new discoveries.
Instead of admitting what we know and admitting what we don’t know and moving forward from there.
I think you’ll find his views as refreshing as I did.
(5)I enjoy finding blogs (sort of) similar to mine. It’s taken me awhile to find my niche; a peculiar blend of personal experience, spiritual advice, philosophical explorations, poetry, gardening, food and general inspiration. Yesterday someone named Titus-Armand commented on my site, so I checked out his blog, Project Armannd. I was pleasantly surprised to fine a quality blog, one which isn’t prepackaged to a particular audience as so many are these days. He explores a variety of subjects toward living a better life; “about today’s society, issues of today’s world, tips on self-improvement, spiritual advices, inner peace, general psychology, happiness, and some other things…” The topics he chooses are intriguing and unique, like the psychological meaning of certain eye movements. But he doesn’t just report. He interprets. I like that. Welcome Titus-Armand (TA?). I like your style.
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Sounds like you are asking my kind of question.
Have a safe trip.
This has great meaning for me. You write beautifully.
Good heavens, Garnet, you’ve scared me with this beautiful gem. I hope your trip is a safe one and that your question is not uttered before we’re done relishing your answers.
I know that sentence. “I want my last breath to be the question which my whole life has answered.” I am so sure that your life will be. You are a person who is the epitome of self-actualization. How could it be otherwise? I am so delighted that this sentence has become such deep and simple poetry. This may be your best ever. It moved me, David. It is you in so few words.
Liz
Sigh… This is so beautiful, my sweet Garnet…! Until then… *Hug*
I am back safely. I had a wonderful day away. Thank you all for your kind and heartfelt words. It means a lot to me that this simple poem can touch people so deeply. love to you all, G
This is what poetry should be: soaring, meaningful, inspiring.
patry- wow, thanks for the encouraging words. This is why I blog!!! hugs, G
This is the big one isn’t it?
The great unknown
The whatisitallaboutwhyamIhere question that walks beside us all
as a shadow ignored.
It haunts me daily.
So deep and meaningful.
Tender, dreamy, serene.
Great poem, Garret!
Kelly, it haunts you? Is that your final answer?
Anna- thank you. A web of caring is built strand by strand. I try to spread the words a bit with these.
Beautiful and thought provoking. Strikes me that the answer is about ‘being’ nothing more nothing less. We exist to be… become.
Oh Garnet, you are too- too much. (Giggle)
You’re very welcome Garnet.
Dear David/Garnet, I sure am glad you blog:). So if you still need encouraging words, I shall keep passing them on. But do keep sharing such lovely jewels.
Thank you Shankari. Honey tastes better when it’s shared.
This is beautiful. Thank you. A poem which enriches the day is always welcome. x
You posted this while I was away, Garnet, and so I’ve come to it rather late in the day. Nonetheless, what a wonderful, enlightened poem to return to!