Wake Up

So many people don't think beyond the day,
And perhaps, they're absolutely right.
Why ponder if you can enjoy the moment,
Gliding smoothly over the pond of life?
Maybe, they are right and I am wrong,
For I believe the silent enemy is
Laziness of mind,
Which comes from sloth and blind acceptance,
Without questioning , without the least resistance.
The soul which llives in peace,
Not knowing either suffering or struggle,
Can not create,
Can not inspire,
Nor can hope to live...
A storm, a seething pot,
Filled with writhing contradictions
Must be inside one's soul and mind
To make a human be himself
Not only by birth,
But by challenging life itself.

Copyright © Alexei Ogorodov, 2005
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