Believe

The truth!

Believe

Awaken you fools

and breathe in the air

that surrounds you.

Let its impurity fill you

full of lust for life,

and all of its distortions.

Let not your mind

trick you into believing

that this is the promised land.

And fear not the smite of gods

who stand upon the illusion

of forgiveness.

For here is truth,

here lies the origin

of your own soul

in which you must

believe.

Man is simply man,

born unto a mortal world.

And death

is simply death

and nothing more.

 

16/11/14

Author's Note

Reviews

[icelandicblue]

In between our birth and death and in spite of the imperfections we must live our lives to the fullest. I think this is a wonderful affirmation to us all that we should live, truly live, and not let our setbacks stop us. We must grab life by the neck and squeeze every last drop from it. Good work

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you IB, we are on the same page!

[willweb]

Each of us should be given the book of ourselves and that is what we should read and understand before we do anything else. Knowing where to look is not hard, figuring out how to look inside is the tough part. A very deep poem John carrying a lot of truth.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you Will, I agree with you entrirely.

[Pryde Foltz]

Remember when we start talking about knowing the 'truth' we run onto thin ice. Especially when we use our five senses to define it. Truth there are more colours than the human eye can see and there are sounds too low and too high for the human ear to hear. We discovered this through science. Once upon a time it was extremely obvious that the world was flat … well it's not. Many religions may be riddled with untruths and this you KNOW. I know too.

But ...

For here is truth,
here lies the origin
of your own soul
in which you must
believe.
Man is simply man,
born unto a mortal world.
And death
is simply death
and nothing more.

This what you BELIEVE, oh atheist-one, not what you KNOW. Atheism is not the truth … it is a belief system linked to materialism. We know now that there is far more that goes on between material elements, stuff that has no matter. I have had experiences … no drugs were involved and no burning bushes … the first time happened in a middle of a Starbucks and no one pointed or gasped. Everyone was too caught up in their thoughts to notice. But I have indeed felt the interconnectedness of all things and my place within a common consciousness. It's real and yet I know to one who has not experienced it … it sounds like mumbo-jumbo. But I assure you there is contradiction to what I know and to what is truth. I am not a war with science … I love it … it is only the philosophical beliefs that are attached to science that seek to dissuade spirituality. Okay I have gone on way too long … lol … this will of course make it to my blog with a lot of editing a more thought.

Great poem, great poem:)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Pryde I am 'tickled pink'to have such a considered and fulsome reply. I am no atheiest but I believe our weakess and trangressions often spring from fear and lack of understanding of ourselves and of our fellow human beings. Understand ourselves and learning to like ourselves, linked to a love for our fellow travellers and a quest for knowledge and more understanding, is where 'god' lies and it is indeed his 'church'. People's 'partanormal experiences are often derived from hightened awareness under stress or the influence of substances or chemical imballance in the brain or body or hormonal imballance or fever. Believe it or not we are still flat earth dwellers in thinking the universe the way we do.

[Pryde Foltz]

Understand ourselves and learning to like ourselves, linked to a love for our fellow travellers and a quest for knowledge and more understanding, is where 'god' lies and it is indeed his 'church'.

I agree with the above statement … but my experience was not paranormal … it was about the cessation of thought and the complete acceptance of now … the feeling of love was unlike anything I had experienced … and this ability to shut out thought … allows me to readily identify when it is my ego and/or biological self that has taken over and is usually causing me suffering. I am not a country bumpkin when it comes to human biology and/or human psychology, studied at a post-secondary level .. I know of what you speak … this is different. It requires not accepting of mythology as truth, the worshiping of gurus or prophets, or the disavowal of science. It is about transcendence. (Science has aided in my transcendence … knowing about hormones and neuron firing has taken the magic of it. Understanding the mechanics is a plus.) If one can indeed transcend ego and even physical drives … that means there exists something outside the physical existence. John so much personal power is yours when you simply learn to escape your thoughts. Look into Eckhart Tolle …

[John Alexander McFadyen]

I think the only thing you and I may differ on is the location of 'truth, as I think it is something internal that we need to unlock and as you say differentiate between ego, id and 'mere' biology

[Pryde Foltz]

I don't think we disagree at all … yes the truth is inside … and all around:)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Agreed!.....

[The Black Warrior]

Everybody believes in something, we are all different and our beliefs are expected to be different...
No matter what thy belief is it should always make you stronger, not weak.

Thank you for sharing!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

This was a random rant lol. Thanks Suk.

[The Black Warrior]

What do you mean?

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Well I would not really castigate people because they believe differently to me so the opening line is poetic licence.

[Lyn Anderson]

A pretty strong statement. Defiant, hopeful, and definitive. And I don't have to believe what you believe in order to have an appreciation for your beliefs. :)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

True. It was written tongue in cheek. thanks 'M'

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i find this a possibility i often ponder...is religion just a crutch, something to give us hope there is something after this mortal coil is shed?

or do we just die when we die, and that is it...back to dust...particles that settle with our death, and go nowhere else....

it could be...
your poem is thoughtful...

jacob

[John Alexander McFadyen]

It is what I believe Jacob and from it I take my strength. Many thank yous