Our prime purpose

“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others.

And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.”

                                            Dalai Lama XIV

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We are told it is all about the win

But of course

If someone wins, someone has to lose

If we are lucky

If our souls are healthy

We will get tired of all the winning

For we will see the cost

We will see the hurt caused by our need

To dominate

Our need to hug everything to ourselves

And keep ourselves

Oh so safe

And understand that we cannot only help ourselves

But must also give

We cannot merely win

But also lose

Not only be protective and closed

But also vulnerable and open

Being a person who serves others

Is often painful

And sometimes we give pieces of ourselves away

But we were created to help each other

Otherwise,

Why?