Ground Zero
Back to square one,
retreating to the bottom line?
A kindof failure, needing to downsize…?
A happening or reversal
that makes us victim,
renders us helpless.
The old mode of persistence,
climbing up, working hard,
oriented to larger and bigger goals
once served a communal purpose,
a hierarchical societal trend
and was the norm - when the spiral spun ever upwards -
where ofcourse, the good things are up = ✔️, down = X.
The domains of Paradise -
anthropomorphic and otherworldly;
top salary, status, clout.
Think: empowered to buy, have influence, authority and celebrity
with preferential assets, bonuses, fun.
Down was equated with lack or loss
of all those lush desirables.
It was less, even minas; purely a material assessment
seen as drudgery, futility, dregs.
But when the spiral turns
small is more than your beautiful, Mr Schumacher!
Simplicity is the stress-free path
to peace of mind and soul;
rid of the tyranny of excess,
released from burdens of belonging,
freed from survival fear.
Standing foursquare on the ground, in the moment
surrounded by a fertile unknown;
full of dizzying opportunity, adventure and challenge.
Every minute a chance to learn something, meet someone,
hone potentials for discernment,
compassion, self respect.
Whats to loose, beloveds!
16/7/23