Tuesday 31 October 2017

Growing Awareness


All well to 
Embrace 
A
Modicum of humility

Whereby one
Might consider themselves
A "small fish in a
Big pond.."

Would it continue
To be considered
Humble...

If 
The fish
Was so well
Fed 
That it 
Has entirely 
Outgrown 
The pond?

Wouldn't that
Be like
Confining an Orca
To a swimming pool?
At some point
Would the bare
Essentials 
Necessary to provide
Life support
Be rendered inadequate
Suffocating
To 
Heart & soul?

How much 
Of the pond
Truly exists externally 
To the fish?
What portion 
Held as
 A mental construct
Reducing
A potential ocean
To a pond?

Did nature
Not intend
That fish swim
Orcas migrate
Have free reign
Across the entire ocean
Birds fly

What is it
Then
That distinguishes:

To survive
To be alive
To Thrive?

R. O'Neill (October 31, 2017)



1 comment:

  1. Ah indeed. Beautiful prose. We may out grow our earthly situations yet in the infinite Sea of Love we always, in all ways have room to grow, to thrive, to be alive! Love this. Thank you dearest heart ~xxxx

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