July 04/ 2022

01

Bear the pain of life's disappointments,
betrayals and tragic turns
with sincerity and integrity,
living out of your original nature
and innate virtues,
doing your best 
to make the best of it all,
anyway, nevertheless, even so, 
no matter what.

And, when it is done,
go to meet your death
the same way you met your life,
with sincerity and integrity
and all the rest.

Because that is who we are,
and that is how we do things--
the way they need to be done,
in each situation as it arises.

And no one can do better than that.

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02

Be right about what needs to be done
and do it.
In each situation as it arises.
That is all there is to it.

Without thought of gain or reward.
With nothing in it for you
but the joy of doing it
and the satisfaction of having done it.
Aligned with the gifts/shtick/daemon/etc.
of your original nature
and the innate virtues that are yours
from birth.

Being true to yourself in this way,
and your heart in what you are doing.

Bringing yourself forth into your life
within the here/now of your living.

How far are you from living this way
day by day?

Live to narrow the gap
day by day. 

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03

We reconcile ourselves with our life
and with our lot in life
in a "Here it is, 
this is it for now,
and I'll make the best of it
all day long today"
kind of way.

Every day.

We grow up by doing what needs to be done,
what needs us to do it,
where, when and how it needs to be done,
no matter what--
whether we feel like it or not,
whether we are in the mood for it or not,
whether we want to or not--
here/now,
true to our original nature
and the innate virtues that are ours
from birth,
every day.

With fealty,
liege loyalty
and filial devotion
every day.

This is the dharma/duty
of human beings.

We are not fully human beings
until we act like human beings
here/now,
every day.