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THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE
Poetic Reflections
‘An Unpredictable Adventure’
If Genuine Progress Is Contingent, Piecemeal, And Imperfect Then We Will Need To Carry An Abundance Of Patience And Persistence
As Our Constant Companions On Every Trip We Take To Find Our Shangri-La
Objective Observers And Sages Have Been Aware For Ages That Slippage, Frustration, Incompleteness, And Sheer Perversity
Are Some Of The Worrisome Ways That The Real World Works
Like The Polluted Air We Breathe The Absurdities Of Daily Life Are Everywhere
And They Are A Common Cause Of The Cancer
In The Body Of Our Minds
Life Is Full Of Twisted Contradictions
Combatants Are Offered Peace Prizes
For Their Destructive Deeds
Greed Is Viewed As Good By The Worshippers Of Wealth, Criminals Are Coddled By Courts, And The Spread Of Ignorance Is Encouraged
By Educators And Intellectuals
Life Is An Unpredictable Adventure That We Try Hard To Avoid By Taking All The Escape Routes That Can Lead Us From The Road Where The Realists Are Equipped To Live
We Can Never Know For Sure When Truths Are Being Told And Too Often We Are Unable To Tell The Difference
Between The Superficial Side Of Sincerity
And The Genuine Nature Of Unselfishness
All Of Our Physical
Mental And Spiritual Strategies That We Carefully Craft Are Executed Imperfectly And No Matter How Simple Or Complex
The Courses We Have Chosen We Remain Partially Entrapped By Our Own Attitudes And Interests
None Of Us Seem Endowed With All Of The Knowledge We Need To Fully Grow To Maturity Or Is Blessed With The Wisdom We Desire
To Guide Us To Our Good Or Possesses The Understanding Necessary
For Us To Intelligently Appreciate The Complexity Of Our Plight
No One Is Exempt From The Ill Effects
Caused By The Changing Seasons Of Uncertainty
That Complicates Our Personal Plans
Or The Unfriendly Forces That Challenge Our Superficial Faith
In Ourselves And Others And The Principles We Preach
To Find A Place Of Peace In The Cages We Have Chosen To Live Our Whole Life We Seek The Security Of Sleep To Protect Us From Our Problems
Zombies Are All Around Us They Are Neither Awake Nor Alert And They Seem Preoccupied With Their Own Insignificance
Stardom, Religion, Physical Aerobics,
The Acquisition Of Enormous Assets,
And The Quest For Power And Privileges
Are Among The Gods And Sacred Cows
We All Seek To Serve Or To Sell Our Sacred Souls
Neither The Rich Nor The Poor Are Completely Insured Against The Wild Fires Of Fear, The Hurricanes Of Hate, The Evils Of Envy,
Or The Vicissitudes Of Vanity
Despite Our Unassailable Sense Of Self-Importance
We Are Constantly Reminded By Both Natural And Man-Made Causes
That Our Own Selfishness Can Never Shield Us Completely From The Demons Of Personal Disasters
Even Though Our Destinies Are Unknowable
And Our Crystal Balls Are Breakable We Can Make A Difference In The Ways Our Lives Develop
All Of Us Are Not Doomed To Wallow In Despair Forever Or To Exist On This Earth In The Mire Of Our Own Making
As Long As We Remain Engaged In The Daily Struggle For Success We Can Play A Productive Part In The Plays That Life Presents Even If Our Performances Are Somewhat Less Than Perfect
If We Expect To Advance Beyond The Familiar Fences We Face
We Are Obligated To Explore Deeply Every Option And Opportunity We Are Offered
To Improve Our Prospects For Prosperity
Every Chance We Take Will Not Produce Prosperity But If Our Exertions Are Enlightening
We Can Expect To Achieve The Objects Of Our Interests
From Our Experiences We Will Learn
That A Positive Perspective
Is Pregnant With Possibilities And A Positive Attitude Is The Weapon Of Winners If We Can Remain Opened And Receptive
To New Unfolding Truths
Our Prosperity Will Be Plentiful And Out Of The Ashes Of Disappointments
Our Greatness Will Grow
There Are No External Locks On Our Inner Liberation
Optimism Abounds For Those Who Believe
Fresh Hope Is Ready For Harvest And If We Use Our Intuitive Eyes We Can See The Bright Lights Even When The Sun Is Shielded By The Thick Clouds Of Confusion
Winners Are Everywhere Success Is All Around Us
Human Achievements Keep Growing And Personal Triumphs Are Perpetual
To Fully And Objectively Test The Truth Of Our Own Theories We May Have To Take Unpopular Positions,
Swim Upstream, Or Go Against The Grain
Self-Confidence And The Truths We Trust
Must Become Our Constant Companions
And We Must Remember That Our Most Appreciable Stocks Are The Preferred Shares That We Own In Ourselves
To Win The Race Against Ourselves We Must Get In The Game And Give It All We Got © 2010 Phillip Rhodes
April 21-28, 2010
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