Whichever choice you make,
you rarely will achieve your goals,
for you are blinded by hard limits,
the single long-trod path through the grass,
which you will succumb to wearily plodding down
without something better to take its place.
Why must you wait for happiness?
Time is not waiting for you,
so why must you let it steal you away?
Actively seek happiness,
and with happiness you shall find peace and purpose.
Walk through the unshorn bushes;
Be the wind pushing your own sails.
In this way,
you shall make your life worthwhile;
for it is better to find meaning than remain useless;
you will take the reins of your fate
before your time can take you first.
I love the language/word choice you used to describe your emotions.Your poem gave so much emotion and depth. The meaning behind your poem is very meaningful and love your idea of using time.
ReplyDeleteI liked how you added questions in the middle of the poem. I agree that time goes by really fast, and we should learn to appreciate time.
ReplyDeleteThis shows the correlation between time and emotion, which are both major themes within Taoism.
ReplyDeleteI can relate to this because I often find myself caught up in life and have experience time slipping by very fast. I like how your poem is very honest and tells people that they self limit and that they will not achieve their goals if they do, but that they will be able to if they believe that they can do anything.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your use of figurative language that expressed your message of actively seeking happiness. I also love your overall message--it relates to many people who seek happiness and think it is unobtainable.
ReplyDeleteThe figurative language and the use of questions does a good job showing your knowledge of how the Tao te ching was written.
ReplyDeleteVery thought-provoking, it really has a strong message.
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