The Mystic Speaks: Either/Or

Tristan Robert Lange

Listen, says the mystic,
The erudite have learned
What the wise already know.
 
You cannot have it both ways;
You are either inclusive of others,
Or exclusion is your energy.
Either you are exclusive,
Or you work toward inclusion.
You cannot include who you exclude.
 
© 2025 Tristan Robert Lange. All rights reserved.
First published on tristanrobertlange.com, November 11, 2025.
 
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  • sorenbarrett

    A philosophical gordian knot. The picture you posted looked like two eggs. The other day an egg I was making was dark navy blue inside and fell into three others in the bowel. It being included could no longer be excluded so I threw the whole mess out. A great read my friend and a fave



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