We are what we seek

“If it is bread that you seek, you will have bread.

If it is the soul you seek, you will find the soul.

If you understand this secret, you know you are that which you seek.”

― Rumi

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We all seek

perhaps it is in our blood

in our very design

to be creatures who stalk in the night

seeking something more

something different

something to satisfy a longing

that seems to permeate our souls

what is it we seek, my beloved

power?

wealth?

love?

peace?

why do seek that which causes us to trample the weak

and grasp and horde?

why do we seek that

which turns us cruel

or cold?

may we seek love

and joy

peace and hope

and seek them

not in the chaos of the world

but in the tangled depths of our souls

for we become what we seek