Grant me freedom
over wisdom
it's that which
knows no age-term

Our goodness grows
in proportion to what
we see practised in others-

we are inspired
and uplifted
in common humility

the gap between us
is bridged--totally-
to a new consciousness we wake

goodness is akin
to kindness
in this is true blessedness

You over-did
     and slipped:
     striving less
     grants you the relief

But for doubt
I wouldn't have known
or understood

'twas then like
I was struggling to find
my path out of the wood

life-- the subject
of endless speculation
and dispute

philosophy however lofty
is but a mountain of lame words
a futile search for truth

I've been fortunate
to have doubted
it has done me so much good

1 Speak honestly
2.  Act graciously
3.  Accept gratefully
4.  Give generously
5.  Help readily
6.  Befriend selectively
7.  Carry out your work dutifully
8.  Co-operate unfailingly
9  Listen attentively
10.  Observe mindfully
11  Think broadly
12.  Contemplate calmly
13.   Deal justly
14.  Win fairly
15.  Negotiate magnanimously
16.   Aim realistically
17.   Forgive unequivocally
18.   Respect reverently
19   Avoid acting recklessly
20. Pray devoutly

This is the problem of many:
they seek blindly to acquire knowledge
in such a rush that much can't be digested
they are likely to court misery:

I'll be content with the little that I know
in patience to gradually grow
it would be better to excel in a tiny area
than to try to go beyond only to suffer failure.

Feelings can't be replicated
they are specific- moments created
each bears its particularity and nuance
every encounter is marked by difference-

(say) a man is attracted to a woman
the first sight induces a wild passion
when they fail in love at a later date
that rush of affection might have disappeared:

of such human nature is made:
there's no known way of escape.