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Retired from 10 years in the Canadian Navy, and 28 years in the Canadian Diplomatic Service, with postings in Beijing, Mexico City, Sri Lanka, Romania, Abu Dhabi, Guyana, Ireland, Trinidad, and, last but not least, India.

Wednesday, 16 August 2017

One Size Fits All




(Part of the series "On the Establishment, Care, and Maintenance of Personal Social Parameters")

Don’t squeeze me into templates,
or assume that I’m like you:
you’d actually have to be me
to know what I call “true”.

Don’t quote me words
from your myriad gods,
sold wholesale with ten percent markup
by televangelist frauds.

Don’t tell me your country is the best
while flapping your flag at me,
and kindly cease this meme about
land of the brave and home of the free.

Stop for a while your vapid speech
about conditioned point of view,
and seek out wisdom in others:
learn truth you never knew!

Don’t cram me in your little box,
full of dogma too demanding;
come join the march for global peace,
inclusion, and understanding.

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The Ancient Hippie

The Ancient Hippie
Natraj dances with us all.

Welcome, and Namaste

Greetings fellow travellers,

For you American friends visiting, you will notice that this old Canadian uses Canadian English in this blog: kindly bear with me. As I blog primarily on subjects that are vitally interesting to me, I appreciate all feedback.

As I tend to be a bit of a language usage freak, I will, as required, edit obscenity and rude comments. That said, I welcome your opinions and discussion.

May your Dharma be clear

Peace

"If we shadows have offended,
Think but this, and all is mended:
That you have but slumb'red here,
While these visions did appear."


Puck’s epilogue to A Midsummer Night’s Dream