The training of the body,
Is brutal and unkind.
Filled with pain and anguish.
It is the embracing of the physical realm.
It is just Bone and flesh and blood,
But through it we feel the world around us,
We see the Empirical world,
We touch with the senses and know it to be real.
To travel the path, is the body’s task.
To walk from step to step carrying the everlasting
Upon its mortal shoulders.
The teaching of the mind,
Is long and arduous.
To learn what has taken lifetimes to acquire.
With the mind, we know what we do and what we are made off,
The start of where we go.
To learn the way, is the minds task.
To ponder what has come before,
And what must come next.
To see the world through the blind eye.
The Path of the Soul,
Is the one true path.
With it we walk, with it we learn.
The path of the soul,
Is the hardest and most fought and thought for.
The human race has struggled from its beginning to know its end.
To travel the path,
To see the beginning
And reach the end.
Author notes
Written February 14th, 2006
A contest entry
- Oh The Philosophy by FairyOddAlex.
300 points, ended February 20, 2006, 4 entries
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Is not the training of a mind also arduous & painful? how much do you learn from your painful experiences? It is easier to say that training in itself is painful, correct?
great scheme, but I like some of your others more. Good job, though. it is a strong poem, & a great principle & writer. -
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it touches the soul -
i loved this poem..especialy this line:
'To see the world through the blind eye.'
Its beautifully written, you have alot of talent.. I can't wait to read more poems from you.. Keep up the great work
Kirsty
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amazing
that was wonderful, i love the wording that you chose to use...this was a piece that made me stop and think about it for a bit! Keep up the wonders!!
*kayla89 -
wonderful
I liked how you haad a combination of darkness but a light ray of hope in there...
"To travel the path,
To see the beginning,
And reach the end."
These three lines really caught my attention. I like the way you write and your flow. You are really a wonderful writer, and I hope you continue to write. When others write about things that the reader can relate to it's just so releaving. It's nice to know that you're not the only one who feels like that. Well, I must be going now, don't want to reamble. Take care and keep it up...
Love, Monkey -
thought provoking and intriguing. I love reading philosophies on this sort of thing. Thanks for sharing with us here. good luck in the contest. happy valentines day! best wishes in all that you do. peace always in all ways!
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"With it we walk, with it we learn."
this line stuck with me. i really lke the flow. your style here seems almost fantasy-like, and less obvioulsy poetic. very refreshing. -
Quite dark yet with hope too Keep writing I loved the depth here Do I note a slight hint of belief in reincarnation too? I like knowing your beliefs Powerful ending
Thanks for your comment on my poem
All the best
Pozo
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