Sunday, April 3, 2011
THE BELIZE TIMES
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Realizations, Emerging from the Shadows By Lucia Moguel
Sing To Me By Roy Davis, Unpublished, 2008 You’re on Early every morn At the crack of dawn Singing to me. Yes, you, Mr. Melodious You’re fabulous Sing to me from the Mango Tree Sing to me. Sing to me a song A sweet one A melody A rhapsody Sing to me. Your songs Are music to my ears They have been that way For many years Please go on Keep on with the song.
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What is it that I feel? Sounds like chiming bells; A flower I see, the most beautiful of them
How can perfection be attained by such subtleness? Every breath from my essence suddenly taken; Oh! How I’d wish to have that flower, Embracing and loving it forever more. Contemplating it I can not resist, For such splendor captivates all my soul. Never have I seen such exquisiteness zealously assembled; A great honor it is to be in the presence of this imposing being. Worries and sorrow soon vanished, the cure is finally found; It is the solution to all ignoble problems; The one true inspiration, a proper redeemer. The hostile long days spent seeking are
now rewarding, The most precious and valuable forever kept; Loss of such will result in agoraphobia. Loss of such? (Thoughts that should remain In complete oblivion, never to emerge) Dearest flower, remain by my side for greatness Will never be attained if lack of you subsists. So serene, so delicate, so beautiful, Please teach me grandeur, teach me to live. Emptiness remains no longer, all malice is gone; Purification of one soul is gained. Keep the bells chiming, the warmth, and the finally conquered happiness. All characteristics are possessed to captivate ones whole self; For isn’t it great how delicacy enchants the heart?
The Epiphany of Life By Lucia Moguel It is interesting to recognize and note the perplexity of a human being. Although my years on earth are just a few, I have seen my fair share of the crude reality of life and the complexity of a person. Being a human is no easy task, this is why dogs can’t solve problems; they can only be trained. I have seen and experienced collapses, disappointments, hardships, rejection and even failed love affairs. Indeed these are common problems and there are some that are more serious than others, but problems are problems. Problems are included when we purchase life; the sad part is that we cannot get refunded. However these necessary pesky obstacles will always be present. However, not all is lost; they serve one sole purpose which is to give us strength, wisdom and comprehension. Throughout our lives, we decease and resuscitate. We perish when all the stress of our problems accumulates and our emotions collapse; the end of the dark tunnel is unseen and the walk seems eternal. We revive when we finally see the light at the end of that tunnel and we rejoice for all our problems have gone. Our bodies feel lighter and we feel invincible, all is bliss, even the potholes on our streets seem pretty. Nonetheless, we must consider the transition between these two points. It is not easy to reach the end of the tunnel especially if one’s judgment is clouded by deceitful emotions and vague mirages. During our quest into the dark tunnel of our problems we encounter difficulties. These hardships should be annihilated on our own yet a helping hand should not be rejected; no man is an island. It is innate in us to be social beings. I
have seen people trying to solve their problems on their own, a few succeed, but others just fall. This is when solidarity and compassion are added in the equation. There is always someone there that will lend you a helping hand. A show of kindness is well appreciated in the midst of our dilemma. However, one cannot depend fully on others. What would happen if the person fails? We don’t need to depend on anyone else to be happy. Happiness and inner peace comes from within; it comes from our interior light. When our problems diminish we can achieve personal growth. Growing up is painful. It encompasses a vast amount of trial and error, equivocation, regrets and repentance. It is painful to know the truth, but only the truth will save us and free us from the chains of bitterness. When the blindfold is removed, the solution to our problems appears. There are things that require profound thought in order to be able to make wise decisions. Problems allow us to remain in unison. They strengthen bonds between families, friends and couples; between religious organizations, communities, political parties and even the little things in life such as insects. Problems are necessary evils but we shouldn’t concentrate on them or they shall be our demise. Life would be better if people would spend five minutes to take a rest and look up into the sky and around them, just to notice how beautiful our world is. Five minutes just to notice how blessed we are and the greatness of life. It is said that the thought of light is much more beautiful in the darkest of nights. As we all know, night is not eternal and neither are our problems. Where there is will there is a road…