Know Your Real Truth
Wisdom in hindsight?
Who determines the blessing of that mantle?
Wisdom exploited is simply a commodity,
with complexity a factor multiplied,
consequence the product of a distorted truth.
Mature wisdom lies outside
echo chambers of parroting masses.
True unity lies in having the presence
of expression in an open exchange.
Only then is there true unity.
This poem is inspired by thoughts in Stephen Tanham’s Wisdom Breathes Out?,
also seen at The Silent Eye.
rivrvlogr 
You almost always make me think, and feel. I like that.
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And I like that.
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Yes
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Thank you and Steve Tanjam for the inspiration to compose this haiku/senryu:
BACKSIDE BANE
foresight or hindsight
folly and thorns prick backside
cry out in aha
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Ah yes, the sly humor often found in senryū.
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Thanks Rivvlogr for your comment. It’s the pain of prick that enables us to learn; humour due to self discovery of own folly, nothing sly about it.
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Open exchange acceptance by both parties is a bit rare … even with those who have it at times, it isn’t predictably achievable … but I do like this as a definition of unity; certainly this is the goal.
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True. It’s the conflict that’s predictable.
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Another thoughtful poem, Ken. Some become wiser with age–and we can learn from them–but others never do. And often young children can express wisdom that is often ignored. The “parroting masses” parrot the lies they hear. We can hope for true unity, but I’m not certain we’ll find it.
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Thank you, Merril.
Unity does seem like a pipe dream, doesn’t it?
THE source, these days, it’s too bad the internet doesn’t come with a truth button.
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Yes, wouldn’t that be something?!
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Love this! Especially the lines “True unity lies in having the presence / of expression in an open exchange.”
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Thank you. 🙂
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Absolute truth here.
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Thank you. One can hope, right?
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One can always hope.
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Well executed! I particularly love…
Mature wisdom lies outside
echo chambers of parroting masses.
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Thank you. 🙂
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Ken, do you have any poems in magical, mystical nature? I’m working on a podcast ….
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Scanning through my blog, I don’t see anything, but I’ve sent an email your way, with a possibility.
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Great! If not, there will be new topics coming up.
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Got your email!
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