When someone gives you something special
Be glad if you can't return the favour
For greater shall be their reward

Give without expecting

Be happy when people discuss you
It's a sign that you've got something they wish to have

Smile even when sad
It will confuse your enemies

Never make a promise you can't keep
It's better to say no
And later change your mind
Than to say yes
And not to do what you had promised

The light and the dark
Are as far from each other
As the north is from the south
East from west
Yet they are undeniably aware of each other

Avoid telling lies
Your memory might fail you

To have faith to believe in the impossible
To know that hope exists
Because we live in an imperfect world
For if it was perfect
There would be no need for hope

And above all
Love with all your heart
As if your life depends on it

S. Achilleos
10 December 2019©

At the age of 47
It was revealed that it would end at 63
A line shall be drawn 
And the white winged dove shall take flight
No questions asked
It was what it was
It is what it is
Circumstance of no change
He did not ask for an extension
In fact he said nothing at all
Victim of fate
Or simply the art of knowing
Sometimes a curse
Sometimes a blessing

Matter in conjunction with sound
A pattern it shall form
A world under sound surveillance
What vibrations are being conveyed
What melody are we dancing to
Like a Chladni plate
A pulse of sound
The plate the world
The sand the people
Programmed to dance to a distant drum
Hypnotised but unaware
By a cosmic sound thumping through the air
Controlled by the powers that be
Until one day a cosmic intervention
Shall put an end to the sequencing beat
And we shall awaken from our sleep

A healer can heal another but never himself
Advisers have words of comfort for others but none for themselves
The dark can never exist in the light
A fool can not fathom wisdom
The stars can only be seen at night
Though they are always there
The conditioned mind can only understand what it has been conditioned to believe
You'd be able to slip through a crack in the wall
If you believed it possible
Why concern yourself with what people think
When you have no power over thought
A stone can shatter glass
But words can break a heart
Ignorance and arrogance is the worst combination
It always results in disaster
Magic or miracle
You can not explain either
Neither can you hide from yourself
Likewise you can not stop the sun from rising in the morning
It shines on both the good and bad alike with no preference
Respect all fauna and flora and unbeknown to you it shall respect you too
A dog won't meow and a cat shall never bark
Why then attempt to be anyone else other than yourself
No matter how marvellous a mansion might appear
If its foundation is weak it is sure to crumble
Trees take years to reach great heights
But sadly get cut down within minutes
Never step into shoes that are too big for you
It does not become you and shall cause you to fall
It is better to possess a fraction of wisdom than all the riches in the world
It will save you from ruin
It is better to reprimand someone when they're wrong
Than to sing them false praise
They might hate you for a while
But will thank you in time to come
Jealousy is like an illness
It causes destruction to the body and clouds your judgement
Enjoy being happy but know that it is temporary
And when sad know that it too shall pass
Both have their assigned time
Strive for Peace
Pray to receive Wisdom
And know that to Love is key