With the approach of Spring comes Passover—
And having lost many family members to
The Holocaust, I celebrate this holiday as
The human soul’s universal quest for
Freedom of heart, mind, body and spirit—and
As such, Springtime, being birthing time, portends to be
The perfect time to free my existential, self assertive voice to
Express the depths of my desire to encourage every person who
Hopes for world peace (which I believe will
Some day, grace the lives of our brothers and
Sisters around the globe) to tune into intuitive need to
Muster the courage to consciously work at mastering
Self control by sitting our defensive reactions of
Fight/flee/freeze in time out so as to make better use of
Our smarts when electing leaders, who were raised to
Resolve long standing conflicts by absorbing
The self confident, cooperative attitude of
All-for-one-and-one-for-all, knowing that divided
Our communities fail to achieve
Heartfelt goals; united we work ever more effectively toward
Developing the illusive inner strength of emotional intelligence that
Precedes inner peace, which factors in whenever
A summit, made up of leadership, brainstorms successfully toward
Achieving a mutually respectful and thus equally
Beneficial sense of global need for world peace—
You see, I believe that, some day in the distant future
Heightened levels of emotional maturity will guide
The educated minds of world leaders to base their
Decision-making process less in power struggling for
Dominance as more of us open our minds to embrace
Humankind’s innate potential to integrate
The power of intuition into our trains of thought, and
As such will the decision-making process of
Future generations evolve toward gleaning wisdom from
Sages past rather than giving lip service to
High principled ideals, which had long ago inspired
A great prophet, born of humble beginnings, to
Intuitively and thus naturally encourage the populous of
His time to gather round, listen up and set aside
Their instinctive defensive reactions in favor of placing
Their faith in mankind’s generosity of spirit most especially
During moments fraught with conflict, and then—
As artfully rendered by Leonardo DeVinci—
I imagine this great prophet, presiding over what
Proved to be his last supper on the eve of Passover, suggesting
That, during his lifetime, he had not separated from his Jewish roots
And as he'd asked the same four questions that
Jewish families the world over will ask at sundown, tonight —and
Since today’s post raises a fifth question in my mind, here it is:
Is it possible that each of you who feels naturally drawn to
Consider my personal trains of thought may be hoping that
One day your sense of self awareness will be enhanced by
Flashes of intuitive insight that will spotlight hidden pockets
Of subconscious memory within which your emotional
Reaction to one terrifying experience or another has been
Buried alive in such a raw state of pain as to stimulate
Anxiety to spike each time repressed fear of
Re-experiencing another episode of undeserved pain
Arises, most especially at those times when your personal needs
Clash with the needs of those who hold your sense of
Security within their hands, because if that's true then
This is true, as well:
As long as the subconscious presence of unresolved
Undeserved guilt remains buried alive in a repressed
Unidentified state of being, fear will unknowingly
Infiltrate your decision-making process causing
Certain basic needs to go unmet, and
When basic needs remain denied, over long
Inner conflict results in the disruption of inner peace
And that negative cycle can not begin to reverse until
Your conscious awareness begins to connect with
Your intuitive power of insight on a regular basis
Whew! Time to take a break to breathe!
As the herding instinct of makes us creatures of habit
Human beings habitually enjoy the annual re-creation of
Traditional celebrations, which, being communal in nature
Draw us together so as to deepen our sense of
Safe keeping within the herd, and as we hope to re-create
An idealistic perception of family life as often as possible
We look forward to experiences, which, for the most part
Are spiritually uplifting; for example (in addition to
Holy festivals during autumn), every winter, Christmas is
Celebrated in close proximity to Chanukah and
The same holds true each spring of Easter and Passover—and
With each of those star-like insights dancing brightly round inside
Our heads, here comes the emergent chorus line of
Intuitive thoughts aiming to kick up mankind’s soulful desire to
Make love not war by spotlighting this next deeper truth, which
My sixth sense can feel tunneling forth from within
The positively focused side of my mind ...
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