As a raindrop

 As clean and pure

as a raindrop 

from a thundering cloud

still suspended in the air

just before falling on my skin

As clean and pure,

I want my life to be

 I pray I may have the strength today

to treat every single person I meet

like a VVIP

the biceps of my soul

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 My prayer is the biceps of my soul,

pulling up my heart from its deepest depths,

lifting up my thoughts when they seem unbearable,

holding me when I stand near the edge of the cliff,

helping me to find the right words when I seem lost,

gaining strength whenever I use it.

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Awe and faith

When the majority of people in a nation lose their faith, the nation may be in trouble.

 

The loss of faith is not merely a loss of religion. It is a very well known fact that many religions are fraught with abuse and inappropriate mind control of their followers. I was in Europe when we saw the crumbling down of the number of people attending weekly church services. And I think the main reason for that crumbling was the lack of focus on awe for the sanctity of life. Preachers and leaders of religion seem so addicted to rituals, not rarely void of meaning, and on the collection of money that they seem to forget to keep the followers exited about the magnificence of creation and thus the Creator.

Standing in awe for life, is easy. A simple example: if one understands how a muscle is contracting or a neuron fires, the whole process is nothing short of miraculous. How our system is controlling the whole process through a delicate balance of maintaining just enough of a large number of substances, is so extremely amazing. It is not only the narrow normal range of potassium and sodium our blood and  inside our cells, it is also calcium, magnesium, proteins, electrical charges and so much more, that is necessary for a successful action potential (the firing of a neuron or a muscle cell) And this is just one of a huge number of examples of the extreme nature of human physiology.

The choice of no longer following certain rituals, certain leaders, preachers, should never mean that we lose our faith in our Creator and our awe for life. If it is some time ago that you stopped the routines of life, to just be amazed by a piece of beauty or complexity of nature, it may high time to incorporate on a daily basis some time to think about how fantastic the world really is.

A small walk, a small poem

This morning, in the middle of the monsoon season

The clouds were covering the sky 

but somehow the weather was dry

A small walk on the beach.The sun came peeping through a thin spot in the carpet of grayness. 

My mind wandered in the direction of that great energy that flows through stems and twigs of trees in spring, to that great energy that feeds the wild flowers growing their amazing colors at random. My heart strolled towards that lovely force that makes the sea move, that tender power that generates the winds. 

My soul woke up and became a bit vocal pushing me over the cliff in a bustling sea of gratitude and kindness, floating like an eagle.

I stopped in my steps and turned to the sea, my eyes focused on a large wave:

 

The masculine shoulders of a big wave

Sway elegantly towards the shore

Then suddenly they break out

 In a sea of white tears,

 Splashing in the sky

 Strolling forward to come

 And give a gentle massage

 To my legs and feet.

 

 

 

If you can make the time today, my friends, to make a short walk in nature, please do not let the opportunity pass. It can be so refreshing, so soothing, so wonderful. 

 

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I am sure you will enjoy some of my other online treasures as well:

 - Inspirational and motivational poems (I have written them under the pen name of Aufie Zophy)

  https://aufiezophypoems.blogspot.com/

 

- Beautiful skies seen by Hans:

https://hansvro.wixsite.com/mysite-1/skies-seen-by-hans  

 

- Beautiful flowers:

 https://hansvro.wixsite.com/flowersbyhans

 

- Two fables and a short story (my own favorite is 'Sammy and Alice')

https://shortstoriesfables.blogspot.com/ 

- Inspirational quotes:

https://quotesfromhans.blogspot.com/

 

- Very short essays about simple good things:

https://abcofvirtues.blogspot.com/

 

 Small prayers for this big world:

https://smallprayersforabigworld.blogspot.com/