Knowingly Live,
Purposely Live
Janet Kuypers
7/12/19, written on the birthday
of Henry David Thoreau (1817)
life is as precious
as you make it
and life is as deliberate
as you choose it to be
we all make choices
without thinking about it
which is why we may wonder
how we got into this hole
and how on earth
can we get out —
and through all this mess
we only feel lost
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oftentimes, it is only after
we make that conscious choice
when we actively believe
and act on our beliefs
that we begin to feel
alive again.
oh, you may say
you have beliefs,
this talking so much
about beliefs
is overreacting,
we’ve been fine all along
this is just how
everyone lives
yes, and everyone wallows
in the pit that no one remembers
falling
into
so stop passively
letting others
dictate your lives
and control you
once you realize
what is happening
step out and
say something
because civil disobedience
isn’t the act of the insane
it is a measure
people take
when they realize
things have gone too far
and they can’t just
sit back and do nothing
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if you are lost
seek the truth
as all philosophers do
with every thought
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the definition
of a philosopher
is a person who
seeks the truth
because after all
modern life shares
it only espouses
unnecessary complexity
so think this over:
the true key may be
to live simply, to live
in harmony with nature
and commune with
our surroundings
once you do that
it will seem simple
to live deliberately,
to live strategically
and suddenly,
once you begin
to think through life,
you’re see that
you’re no longer lost
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