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The Source Of Light
Wisdom is taught by experience.
Experience is the teacher, experienced. Alone.
I stood by the stove, scraping the pan de-glazed with splash of Barbera wine we had shared earlier. The drippings sizzled like two unexpected elements, mutually exclusive clashing together in a malevolent storm.
"Why do people hate Trump," he asked. Scrolling his phone, reading political memes, blurting phone-to-text comments, replying like bird droppings ... which made me think of a poster I had seen in Jimmy John’s sub shop, “Sometimes you’re the bird and sometimes you’re the statue.” In another town, another era.
I looked at him, he seemed unreachable. Who was this man sitting in my kitchen. I didn’t know how to explain the difference between ignorance and stupidity without falling in the entrapment of insensitivity.
The term drowned in the murky language of obscurity, mutually inclusive, yet; rejected by the mass, deduced by chauvinistic altruism.
Instead, I told him the theory of light by Abu Ali Hasan: The light moves from object to the iris in straight line. Staring at sun’s rays burns, causing pain traveling in rather than reflecting out.
He continued looking at his phone screen mesmerized by the blue light, by the time he realized. It was already too dark.
Published 10th Jul 2022
| Edited 16th Dec 2022
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The wise men and women of the past were truly gift from heavens. Their interpretation of our natural world in relation to human behavior is exceptionally accurate and it has stood test of time.
We're all connected by 'The source' and there is no distinction between nature, men or animals we all carry a genetic behavior and its all a matter of observation, awareness, recognition and interpretation.
And that's where ignorance and stupidity separate the wise from the unwise.
Thank you for your wisdom dear Mourganna, you always have had a special place with me and your amazing poetry.
We're all connected by 'The source' and there is no distinction between nature, men or animals we all carry a genetic behavior and its all a matter of observation, awareness, recognition and interpretation.
And that's where ignorance and stupidity separate the wise from the unwise.
Thank you for your wisdom dear Mourganna, you always have had a special place with me and your amazing poetry.
10th Jul 2022 5:13pm
We see only what we wish to see and blur out what lies out of our spectrum, especially in politics...loved this piece Vee
12th Jul 2022 4:01pm
Good summary Tim. Very true, we see what we want to see and most often its not the truth but our own subjective perception.
How are you doing? Hopefully life has been kind to you.
How are you doing? Hopefully life has been kind to you.
10th Jul 2022 5:57pm
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11th Jul 2022 1:26am
This was intriguing. So i read some of your other material. You are intriguing!
What a wonderful talent you have. You have a five year gap in posts. There's gotta be stuff you can catch us up with! I'm looking forward to it.
What a wonderful talent you have. You have a five year gap in posts. There's gotta be stuff you can catch us up with! I'm looking forward to it.
12th Jul 2022 3:32pm
Perhaps 5 yr gap on this account but I did moonlight under a different profile for few years. It was actually a lot of fun and very creative exploring the freedom I experienced under a different name.
I do appreciate your compliment and I'm glad you did enjoy this write along with my older pieces.
Thank you.
I do appreciate your compliment and I'm glad you did enjoy this write along with my older pieces.
Thank you.
15th Jul 2022 9:38pm
15th Jul 2022 9:57pm
Thanks Ellie. I appreciate you stopping by. I'll be checking out your work as well.
15th Jul 2022 10:26pm
Good to see you back. You always seem to write so effortlessly. Remind me of the words of a contemporary English poet, Rebecca Perry.
19th Jul 2022 4:38pm
Thanks Rob :)
That's the reason I don't write often. If it doesn't flow naturally I just don't bother forcing it. I'm flattered that you've compared my writing style with Ms. Perry.
Hope you're doing well and Uma too. I haven't seen much of her online, please say 'hi' to her from me.
That's the reason I don't write often. If it doesn't flow naturally I just don't bother forcing it. I'm flattered that you've compared my writing style with Ms. Perry.
Hope you're doing well and Uma too. I haven't seen much of her online, please say 'hi' to her from me.
23rd Jul 2022 10:56pm
Something missing is rarely noticed until you come across it again. The effortless depth of your writing, it's sagacity, is something I have sorely missed, though time had blinded me to the absence.
