Eyes only for the bad leaves a darkened heart,
seeing, watching, consuming all that is wrong.
Eyes only for the good leave an ignorant heart,
overlooking, bypassing, ignoring the realities of life.
To neither be dark or ignorant,
to neither be cynical or idealistic,
rather, be aware of the self which is all of that and more,
through awareness, decency follows.
Eyes turned inwards,
peering into the shadowy pockets within as orbs of light shine and dim,
eyes outwards looking into the mirror,
the reflection shows all of mankind,
the shadow and light within mirrors all of mankind.
Consume enough hate and you’ll become hateful,
consume enough fear and you’ll become fearful,
consume enough goodness and you’ll become good,
consume enough knowledge and you’ll become intelligent.
Reflect on the difference and you’ll become different,
reflect on the similarities and you’ll become similar,
reflect on yourself and you’ll be one with mankind.
Learned Living 