More, Is Less (May 18, 2016

It's the simplest

And yet

Most profound thing

One can do.

As we walk

Upon this journey

Of true

And lasting healing.

In realizing

The most elegant solution

Is the simplest one.

For some people

A paradoxical answer

That confuses

Them.

Conflicting

With their inner

Value system

And learnt ideology:

"More

Is better".

And yet

The opposite

Is true.

Give

Any young child

The choice

Between

A cardboard box

And an expensive toy.

They will chose

The box

Over the toy.

Playing for hours

With the box.

While

The ignored toy

Sits

And collects dust.

A lesson

We need

To remember.

It's the journey

Itself.

And not

One's lavish display

Of wealth

That matters.

Therisa © 2016

Author's note: This poem grew out, of the therapy session of May 18, 2016, which I talked about how we approach life, will influence our pace of healing and world outlook. In that, more, isn't better, rather, it's harmful, to our spiritual and healing needs