Friday, November 8, 2024

BRING A CUP

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BRING A CUP


When a gruesome or troubling event occurs


People instinctively protect children from the sight


They cover the child's eyes or use their larger adult bodies


To block the view


The child is picked up and whisked away


To a calmer and more pleasant place


Why do grown ups do this?


They know to protect the child's tender mind


From frightening troubling images


That might scar the mind of the innocent child


This urge to protect the mind can apply to adults too


We can protect our minds from disturbing troubling news


From being buried under an avalanche of hopelessness and futility


We can turn our attention to the beautiful, the enriching


To the higher, nobler realms we aspire to ascend


Where joy, hope, comfort and kindness


Flow like a steady stream to those thirsty for goodness and peace. 

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