One has to take the part of a god or be god-like
at times, or one cannot fulfill one’s self.
One cannot be fully coordinated mentally
or physically without this concept in mind.
Nature seems to have intended
that even the most minute part of its structure
should have an authority of its own,
even as it is part of the universal structure.
LISTEN TO OTHERS!
Generate the exposition of
the other person’s self,
that he might pour himself out,
and confirm himself;
that he might let his needs
and wants and wisdom
flow out, and that in
revealing himself he may
help himself.
Power grid. Old Delhi, India.
What about reason? It can be many things, some that are
good. It can also be an accessory, not of action, but of
withdrawal.
Reason deals in known factors but too little in the
unknown. In the unknown its logic is only a presumption.
It attempts to project the future through past experience. It
too often puts a cloak around the creation of life.
The tragedy of human life is that so often one has to be
surrounded by and involved with those who reason.
Let there be untold numbers of services,
rendered by all who need or wish to render,
for the purposes of survival, need, duty, honor, responsibility;
services out of self-expression and love;
performed with diligence, efficiency, conscientiousness,
integrity, and enthusiasm.
But let not services be performed
for a master by a slave,
for an owner by a serf,
for a profiteer or parasite
by some naïve, ambitious performer.
Far Beyond Words 