Holiday Red in Black and White
Holiday time
Is of Oohs, Aahs, and Tears
“‘Tis greater to give than receive,”
begging the question: “Of what?”
Stuff remains the easy answer,
cloaked in its brightly colored paper and ribbons,
urging “Oohs and Aahs” from receivers
few can resist.
But what of a kind gesture in place of goods,
the finding of compassion and sympathy for the truly less fortunate,
exercising that ephemeral spark of humanity once primary,
but now rapidly becoming an endangered principle of our democracy.
Hope hangs on…
The aware heart knows,
like much of nature,
humanoids can’t last forever,
that gathering of a materialistic image,
buttressing the seductive illusions of generosity,
be they religious or secular,
knows only an all-consuming downward spiral,
a self-destructive glitter that blinds
as it drills deeper into itself,
disintegrating at the end
into the loss of “caring,”
fate’s special delivery
to a wide-awake darkness.
How habitual these temporal leanings.
How belittling to what consciousness once was.
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"It's only when we give out of our nothingness do we know the real joy of giving"
Those old days should be gone along with all the Biblical Scriptures. For a uniform and humane treatment of everyone so they can be free of the need to beg for anything as long as they live.
Ron
The point in this, Kent, is that everyone who gives sparingly will receive sparingly. And whoever gives bountifully will receive bountifully. And each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion. Something is set into motion in the Spirit when people give to those in need. Tunnel 2 Towers. Samaritans Purse. Mercy Chefs. The Salvation Army. The local Soup Kitchen. etc. “Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.” All the best… rlc