The Weight of Enlightenment

Neville

The Weight of Enlightenment

 

I am almost too ashamed

to admit that

it took me years to realise,

the warmest

glow comes from forgiving

   and from giving ..

Still, they think they stand

on firmer and on

higher ground today than we

   ever did and still do ..

Oh’ my word, how wrong are

   each of those fools ..

 

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  • arqios

    Wisdom takes it’s excruciating time to age within hearts and minds… I’m one still grasping with a futile 2-minute expectation of sorts.🙏🏻🕊

    • Neville



      Thank you kindly arqios .. Neville

      • arqios

        Most welcome N🙏🏻🕊

      • sorenbarrett

        The Tao taught me to look at things in more than one way. Forgiving and giving do provide a warm glow but the ground they stand on is not that firm and maybe not that high. Two fools depends on which side of the mask you are on. After all the fool was often the wisest in the court. A poem to identify with and to puzzle over. It seems so straight forward at first then maybe not so much. Look what forgiving and giving did for the Indian and where did Gandhi or Jesus end up turning the other cheek?

        • Neville



          Thank you & kindly for considering this little scribble sorenbarrett .. Neville

        • Poetic Licence

          I feel the sense of the double bladed sword here, for some forgiving and giving has been fullfilling and beneficial, to others it has got them killed, a write that makes you question, enjoyed the read

          • Neville



            I am glad you stopped by my friend .. thank you and kindly .. Neville

            • Poetic Licence

              You are very welcome

            • Tristan Robert Lange

              Indeed, this poem is so multilayered that it presents many questions. Are forgiving and giving to be valued universally? Are they truly the higher ground all the time? What does it mean for them to be fools? Are they foolish for hoping more from us, humanity? Or foolish because they don't recognize that what can be good in some circumstances does not always good? Or is it that we are the fools for knowing they lead us to better places, yet we choose not to pursue them? Those are just a few. That makes me love this poem, because the journey is in the questioning, never in the answers...and the journey is where its at for me because who knows on the rest. Well done, my friend! 🌹👏

              • Neville



                You are too kind my friend but seriously very much appreciated .. Thank you .. Neville

                • Tristan Robert Lange

                  You are welcome, Neville!

                • Tony36

                  Excellent write Nevilie

                  • Neville



                    ..................... muchas gracias signor 😎👍

                  • Thomas W Case

                    You nailed it my friend. Thank you for your writing.

                    • Neville



                      Thank you for visiting Thomas .. Neville

                    • orchidee

                      'To err is human; to forgive divine' (Alexander Pope - looked it up!). I'm very 'human' in my treatment of KP. Heehee.

                      • Neville



                        and there was me thinking you are some kind of rodent with two heads & a bushy tail ..

                      • Jerry Reynolds

                        A fine write, Neville.

                        • Neville



                          Many thanks Jez .. Neville 👍

                        • Doggerel Dave

                          I confirm I've considered, Neville. Thanks for the chance to do that.

                          • Neville



                            Thank you Dave .. Neville 👍

                          • Cheeky Missy

                            Oh you--!!! Look away, I can't stop smiling. How deliciously rendered with excellent imagery and a tantalizing poignancy. Thank you very much for sharing.

                            • Neville



                              Thanks a whole heap Missy .. Neville

                            • NafisaSB

                              i agree with you wholeheartedly. it is more peaceful for ourselves when we forgive, though it is a bit harder to forget. very good advice

                              • Neville



                                Thank you my friend .. Neville

                                • NafisaSB

                                  always welcome

                                • Neilton

                                  Amazing poem with an even greater meaning! Neville I'm truly happy there still people in this world who realize the importance of giving and forgiving ! !

                                  • Neville



                                    Bless you Neilton & no kidding .. Neville

                                  • Friendship

                                    Well written,Your poem,reflects on personal growth through the understanding that true warmth and strength come from acts of kindness and forgiveness rather than a sense of self-righteousness.

                                    • Neville



                                      How very kind of you to drop in and leave such an encouraging comment my friend .. Neville

                                    • RSM0812

                                      Great message. Great write. You write the truth and unfortunately some people feed lies into others.

                                      • Neville

                                        Thank you for considering these words of mine .. I am truly grateful for the visit and support you have shown towards me and my little scribble .. Neville

                                      • NafisaSB

                                        you have truly nailed it - it does help when one can forgive , forget, and share

                                      • cellinic

                                        A wise and sincere statement, Neville! Hello!

                                      • spilleronsheet

                                        What is right? What is wrong? Aren’t they all perception of mind…we truly live in rosy shades of time….good one dear Neville

                                      • Courtnie McKern

                                        So very true! Nicely written

                                      • jarcher54

                                        As we get older, most of us figure out there's less value in getting and more in giving. I think some mistake it as wisdom, but really there's just not much time left to enjoy what we get, while are gives live on after us. I have become totally addicted to giving in my dotage. I am lucky enough to be able to be generous.

                                      • rebellion_in_sanity

                                        Short, sweet ... but puzzling. It's like a dish not often tasted, leaving a lingering aftertaste that makes one unconsciously wonder—what was that?"



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