Oh it's so hard to be tranquil.
But I'm doing the least that I can
to harvest passionate experiences
in the cargo-cult van.
To divest of stress and worry.
To divest of uncertainty and dependency.
To opt instead for calmness and tranquillity,
in a state of untroubled stable ataraxia.
Neither denying nor affirming anything in
shadows that cross my path, beyond my control.
I’ve got my stuff together, with my life
back in balance, stable,
serene and harmonious.
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Author:
John Richard Anderson (Pseudonym) (
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- Comment from author about the poem: Ataraxia is an Ancient Greek term used by Pyrrho and subsequently Epicurus and the Stoics for a lucid state of robust equanimity and tranquillity when free from distress and worry.
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'Neither denying nor affirming anything in
shadows that cross my path, beyond my control.
I’ve got my stuff together, with my life
back in balance, stable, '
(what more is there, to wish for!
I have said it before, in a reply to Kurt before;
if Stoic's and those with Epicurean mindset's
had merged and fine tuned
their ideologies: than opposed and belittled
each others merit of worth
we could have long - retired
that social philosophy of day to day, survival
and made some headway
into unfurling those real, quintessential mysteries
at our nucleus of all-things: metaphysical
to this experiment of symbiotic existence
we've titled: life...)
a great read, of a socio philosophical dipped
poetic treat, thank you dear poet
Sail on, pop the spinnaker with winds uplifting. Thanks for your wonderful reply. I'll look up where you left off. Cheers and Best Wishes
ataraxia - show me the way, send me the subscription, and if not, at least, now I have these words of yours
Thanks, Cheers
"Oh Lord It's hard.. We're doing the best that we can"
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