Wednesday, November 13, 2019

The One Kind of Fate I Believe In



We all find what we’re looking for;
It isn’t the same as what we want.

The coward seeks a reason to run;
He finds it.
The cynic seeks a reason to sneer;
He finds it.
The martyr needs a cause and a death;
He finds them.
The hero craves an enemy;
They’re everywhere.

To change what you’re finding,
Change what you’re looking for.
It’s all available
In the world’s wide aisles.
But if you look for meaning
In the Pleasure section,
Or wisdom in the back room
Where knowledge is dustily stored,
Don’t be too surprised
To walk out with what you searched for,
Instead of what you wrote this morning
On your hopeful grocery list.

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