“Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is
the axis on which the world earth revolves - slowly, evenly, without rushing
toward the future.”
― Thích Nhất Hạnh
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the day awaits
soon the inky darkness
will begin to fade
the day awaits
there are songs to sing
sermons to preach
articles to write
light bulbs to be changed
trees and pastures to be watered
people to support
meetings to attend
it is easy
to let the tyranny of the urgency win
to sit restless and anxious
to drink my coffee in a couple of gulps
while I type away on my computer
check my phone
listen to the new on the TV
think about the day
Ah
I don’t simply rush into the future
I run
trip
and roll down the hill into the future
lying ultimately (at the end of the day)
battered and bruised and wondering
“what the hell just happened!”
Ah
Breathe
Sip
Breathe
Sip
“The oxen are slow but the earth is patient”
Sip
Breathe
As the world gently
turns
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