We enter
this realm
empty.
Empty of
beliefs.
Then filled.
Filled
with beliefs.
Filled with
others’ beliefs.
Filled with
past beliefs.
Poured like
water into
an empty
glass.
Those who
came before.
Filled with
past truths,
their truths.
Others’ truths.
Molded like
clay.
Told what
to believe,
how to
think.
What to
do.
Accident of
birth.
Location,
geography
determined
beliefs.
Stop.
Think.
What did
they know?
What we’re
their truths?
Truths
welling up
from ancient
times.
Ignorance.
Beliefs,
truths born
out of fear,
ignorance.
Embraced,
truths born
out of
ignorance.
Born
out of
fear.
Time.
Time for
new beliefs,
new truths!
Shake off
the past.
Start new.
New beliefs.
New truths.
Look forward!
New ways
of being.
Time for a
new way!
A new
future,
unshackled
with ancient
fear.
Ancient beliefs.
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Author:
John Prophet (Pseudonym) (
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Whilst they were believing the world was flat some guys got together and decided to create a thing called religion. Along came a guy over a thousand years later who proved the world revolved around the sun.... the religious guys branded hima a heretic and imprisoned him..... that guy was Galileo... 300 years later the religious guys agreed he was right....
It's incredible some of the beliefs people hang onto..
I really enjoyed your writing today.
Hi DA,
Our beliefs come from all that we know, which is precious little.
Thank you for your thoughtful comment.
JP
I enjoyed your word play/poem. The interplay of beliefs and truths is insightful. But I have to disagree with your comment. Seems like many beliefs come from what folks don't know. People embrace conspiracy theories and fight over whose religion or political system is right. If our beliefs were based on what we know, we wouldn't disagree about so many things. Christian scientist, atheist scientist, Hindu priest... strong beliefs, but someone is wrong! One way to "read" the end of your poem is to hope that belief and truth will somehow coincide at last. But alas modern humans seem just as likely to believe without reference to truth as our most ancient ancestors. Thanks for the tour de force!
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