A famous poem gives us the proverb, To err is human, to forgive is Divine. Ironically though, my prayer to the Divine is not for forgiveness, but to err less, even as I come to terms with the acute imperfection of my humanity, I can brook no personal laziness or lack of mindfulness. From others, sure. From myself, never.
Reminded yet again of my humanity, by a friend who kicks herself for making mistakes, I share my own humble plea to the Lord for the too many moments that I am less than perfect.
๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ญ๐
My Lord, please donโt let me be even five minutes late
Because five minutes late is far too late
Five minutes late in my realization leads to
Five minutes late in my action and
Five minutes late to the result
And thatโs really far too late
When you talk to me
I need Your meaning now
Not five minutes later as is usually the case
I need presence of mind
Truth in real time
Five minutes late is far too far behind
The mind races this way and that โ incessantly
My illusion compounding – dramatically
Five minutes leads to five days,
days to years
My Lord, please!
When my baby has a tummy ache
Her mother cries in pain
I need to know immediately
N + ฮฆB (M) = instability
I must put it together with alacrity
No mediocrity for me
I would dance with serendipity
Feel the brush of her cheek in real time
Iโm fifty now – not another moment to waste
Certainly not five of them!
These are the Word of the Lord.
Amen
…is a Saiva Tantrika, Gyana Yogi and founder of Uma Maheshwara Yoga & Ayurveda. David has an MA in Semiotics, lives in Japan with his family and works as a coach in L & D, devoting his time toย developing science-based tools and programs that help people reach the fullest potential of the human condition.
