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28 Jun 2010 @ 02:27

UNFORTUNATE

An unfortunate one is a rootless ghost,
His walk a mad angel's gait.
Insolent steps of one thrown from heaven
To toil in red dust,
As if he had not had enough
In a thousand previous lifetimes.
Where is his heart? Where is his soul?
To call this heaven's will
Is a cheap answer.


There was once a god who committed a crime. His punishment was to be
thrown back to earth to suffer the misfortunes of being human.

When you see those less fortunate than yourself, whether they are
the homeless on the streets or simply the ugly and unpopular, can you be
sure that they are not like that god flung back to this mad planet?

Is their misfortune their own fault? Or do you explain with
references to morality, destiny, reincarnation, and cosmic justice? Even
the words of saints offer no relief for their suffering, so it hardly
seems fair to blame them.

Let us not hold ourselves above our fellow human beings, no matter
how great the disparity. To withhold your scorn is already beautiful. To
see how we are all of one family is compassion.



365 Tao: Daily Meditations
Deng Ming-Dao


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