Wisdom

by Dwight Powell, on wisdom

There are no words that can contain it

It’s far greater than a single thought

For if mere words alone could explain it

It would be the only thing we taught

It’s made up of not only knowing

But of a large collection of moments present

So as your memory continues growing

Be sure to heed the lesson...

That knowing will only serve as part

And time alone will not bring it near

Cultivate in yourself a braver heart

And in due time it will appear

Take actions based in knowings gained

It requires one to know and do

For if your knowledge remains restrained

You might as well not have a clue

You’ll also need to remain aware

Give each Now the respect it’s due

For if you don’t my friend beware

You’ll be missing important clues

You won’t always recognize your teachers

Leaving lessons hardly heard

But true silence is practiced well by seekers

Lending their ears to the unspoken word

Some things that you think you know

I warn... you may not know yet

For some knowings develop slow

So I urge you to not forget

That the You who received the lesson

Is not always the You who truly learned

Knowledge unchanged through your progressions

Leaving questions of self as the main concern

All questions must be asked

As answers need to be attained

But along the way I hope you’ll grasp

It requires far more than one can explain

You are the filter as you are the lens

Through which the world is made real

Its nature and its substance will both depend

On how you choose for it to be revealed

It requires sound judgment and perception

A collaboration only with that which is

Unaffected by the illusions and deceptions

The lies from without as well as from within

It’s a never-ending quest

In more directions than just one

For as you pass the final test

It will reveal you’ve only just begun

So I ask to those who know

Where should I begin?

With the clues laid many moons ago

Or with the path that leads within?