Is civility
a good-willed politeness
to other people?

Is the benefit of being civil
to a person I disagree with
that I maintain
my joy and happiness
and the other person’s joy and happiness?

Is violence
the intention
and action
to harm other people?

Is the target of violence
joyful and happy?
Ask someone who's been robbed at knifepoint?
Ask a wife who’s being bashed by her husband?
Ask a child who’s being beaten-up by a bully?

Is the doer of violence
joyful and happy?
Ask a person barking toxic speech?
Ask a mother who’s beating her child?
Ask a robber confined in prison for many years?

Soul,
Body,
Consciousness
and Mystery?

Is ‘wisdom’
the principles
of how to live
in an optimally joyful and happy way?

Is ‘justice’
the principles of a society
in which every person
is joyful and happy?

Surrounded by a turbulent world,
by introspective-philosophy
I strive to achieve
peace of mind.

When Destiny
brings danger and difficulty
I aspire to be steadfast
in optimistically
striving to achieve
my joy and happiness.