-- The Achievement of a Person –

John Herlihy

The value of knowledge lies in getting things done;

The value of wisdom lies in getting things undone.

The value of truth lies in the power of its certainty;

The value of falsehood lies in depths of depravity.

The purpose of delusion lies in its ability to deceive;

The purpose of illusion lies in temptation to believe.

The purpose of dreams lies in their ability to fantasize;

The purpose of the reality lies in its ability to realize.

The purpose of clarity lies in its ability to inspire;

The purpose of mystery lies in its ability to set us on fire.

The beauty of the mind lies in its ability to imagine;

The beauty of the psyche lies in its depths to fathom.

The beauty of the body lies in its capacity for sight;

The beauty of the soul likes in its capacity for light.

The achievement of our efforts lies in the life it sews;

The achievement of a person lies in the life it knows.

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Saturday 14 August 2021