The How does not explain the Why
No more than a cloud
Explains the sky
We are born by birth
And weighted with worth
But this does not explain why
No more than sight
Explains the eye
We breathe because of breath
And die due to death
But this does not explain why
No more than flight
Explains the fly
Though there is use within the Hows
They only live within the Nows
Thens are not of their concern
So what use are the Hows we learn?
If Whys are what you want to find
You must look within your mind
Hows and Whos and Whens all change
(they operate within a range)
Whys are hard to understand
If your mind is like an ampersand
Bent out of shape to connect things together
That sound like they should be
(like lead and leather)
Whys can be easy to see
If you just allow them to be
And don’t bother with the How
For no time is shorter than a Jow
A how cannot explain a Why
Only problems arise
When you try.
Jan 5, 2014
Jan 5, 2014 at 10:37 AM UTC
The How does not explain the Why
No more than a cloud
Explains the sky
We are born by birth
And weighted with worth
But this does not explain why
No more than sight
Explains the eye
We breathe because of breath
And die due to death
But this does not explain why
No more than flight
Explains the fly
Though there is use within the Hows
They only live within the Nows
Thens are not of their concern
So what use are the Hows we learn?
If Whys are what you want to find
You must look within your mind
Hows and Whos and Whens all change
(they operate within a range)
Whys are hard to understand
If your mind is like an ampersand
Bent out of shape to connect things together
That sound like they should be
(like lead and leather)
Whys can be easy to see
If you just allow them to be
And don’t bother with the How
For no time is shorter than a Jow
A how cannot explain a Why
Only problems arise
When you try.
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