PERHAPS YOU ARE ALARMED

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PERHAPS YOU ARE ALARMED

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Perhaps you are alarmed at the state of mankind

The wars, violence, greed, want, suffering

Oh you might conclude that we are in a sorry state of affairs

Unless

You have seen a baby develop into a toddler

A toddler to a preschooler, all the way to adulthood

It is one thing after another with them

Ups and downs, near misses, tumbles and collisions

Which is to be expected because they are new and inexperienced

This is how the young develop, trial and error

Fall and get up, over and over

Adults encouraging the young ones to keep trying

Learn and master new skills

We are the toddlers, lurching around awkwardly

Towards some shiny object, oblivious to the danger on every side

We are determined to crawl, stand, walk, run, until

The stars are the limit

Starship Earth, manned by cranky toddlers who perhaps need a nap

Going through the terrible twos, having just pulled ourselves upright

(Geologically speaking) like five minutes ago. 

We throw tantrums, act up in all kinds of ways

A mature adult would not consider

Perhaps you are alarmed so here is a suggestion

If you can possibly be the compassionate grown up in a situation

That would be a sign we are growing in wisdom and discernment

We just need the very precious and not guaranteed treasure

Of more time to grow up.

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