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My name is Joy, and I love to write.
Why poetry, here? Because poetry uplifts its writer, and if she is lucky enough, her readers, too. Around us, so many objects abound to write about. Once a poet starts with a smallest, most trivial object, he shall discover that his pen will spill out what is most delicate or most majestic hidden inside him. Since the classics sometimes dealt with lofty subjects with a lofty language, a person with poetry in his soul may incline to emulate that. That is understandable. Poetry does that to a person: it enlarges the soul and gives it wings. Yet, to really soar, a poet needs to take off from the ground.
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Everyday Canvas #866098 added November 14, 2015 at 12:17am Restrictions: None
Trust and Suspicion
Prompt: Who do you trust most in this world?
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This is a tough question. First and foremost, I trust whatever or whoever is divine, although every now and then, I find a bit of joking and trickiness in the works.
Of the bipeds, I guess I trust most my husband, however with reservations. I trust other good people on and off, depending.
I guess I am coming across as a doubting Thomas where humans are concerned, but I have good reasons to be one. A good reason happened today in Paris, France, reminding me of 9/11.
Despite my reservations and doubts, I still go with Mother Theresa’s advice on this issue, when it comes to people.
Here they are, the words attributed to Mother Theresa that I like very much:
People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered.
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind,
people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful,
you will win some false friends and some true enemies.
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank,
people may cheat you.
Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building,
someone could destroy overnight.
Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness,
they may be jealous.
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today,
people will often forget tomorrow.
Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have,
and it may never be enough.
Give the best you've got anyway.
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