Aria

If you could trade your passion for a life of no pain,
would you ?
If you had to sacrifice your spirit for a life of contentment,
could you ?

If you could hand all your love to just one person,
would you give it?
If you could relive every single day of your past,
would you live it ?

If you had just one wish, would you use it?
If there was a life of no regret, would you choose it ?

If perfection was in a moment, would you see it?
If you had clarity for a second, would you feel it?

If pure friendship knocked on your door, would you believe it ?
If true wisdom beckoned you with open arms, would you receive it ?

If beauty eternal looked you in the eye, would you cry ?
If you had to pass through fire to find solace, would you even try ?

Would you
trade your youth for power?
your empathy for equanimity ?
trade your dreams for your pride ?
your laughter for loyalty ?

Your faith for knowledge ?
and hope for the world ?

Comments

A Fly on the Wall said…
very very lovely. Very insightful. and so hard!
December 7, 2008 at 10:20 PM
SK said…
ah, choice - the bane of all our silly lives. To quote Yogi Berra, "when you come to a fork in the road, take it."
December 7, 2008 at 11:23 PM
Kashmora said…
@AFOTW : Thank you very much!

@SK : bane indeed.But then, how else would we fill up all those hours without confusion in our lives?
August 2, 2009 at 10:26 PM
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