Monday, August 29, 2011

The Silent Revolution (Bad Ass Poem)

"On the surface of the world right now there is
War and violence and things seem dark.
But calmly and quietly, at the same time,
Something else is happening underground.
An inner revolution is taking place
And certain individuals are being called to a higher light.
It is a silent revolution.
From the inside out. From the ground up.
This is a Global operation.
A Spiritual Conspiracy.
There are sleeper cells in every nation on the planet.
You won't see us on the TV.
You won't read about us in the newspaper.
You won't hear about us on the radio.
We don't seek any glory.
We don't wear any uniform.
We come in all shapes and sizes, colors and styles.
Most of us work anonymously.
We are quietly working behind the scenes
In every country and culture of the world
Cities big and small, mountains and valleys,
In farms and villages, tribes and remote islands.
You could pass by one of us on the street
And not even notice.
We go undercover.
We remain behind the scenes.
It is of no concern to us who takes the final credit
But simply that the work gets done.
Occasionally we spot each other in the street.
We give a quiet nod and continue on our way.
During the day many of us pretend we have normal jobs
But behind the false storefront at night
Is where the real work takes place.
Some call us the Conscious Army.
We are slowly creating a new world
With the power of our minds and hearts.
We follow, with passion and joy
Our orders come from the Central Spiritual Intelligence.
We are dropping soft, secret love bombs when no one is looking
Poems ~ Hugs ~ Music ~ Photography ~ Movies ~ Kind words ~
Smiles ~ Meditation and prayer ~ Dance ~ Social activism ~ Websites
Blogs ~ Random acts of kindness...
We each express ourselves in our own unique ways
With our own unique gifts and talents.
Be the change you want to see in the world.
That is the motto that fills our hearts.
We know it is the only way real transformation takes place.
We know that quietly and humbly we have the
Power of all the oceans combined.
Our work is slow and meticulous
Like the formation of mountains.
It is not even visible at first glance.
And yet with it entire tectonic plates
Shall be moved in the centuries to come.
Love is the new religion of the 21st century.
You don't have to be a highly educated person
Or have any exceptional knowledge to understand it.
It comes from the intelligence of the heart
Embedded in the timeless evolutionary pulse of all human beings.
Be the change you want to see in the world.
Nobody else can do it for you.
We are now recruiting.
Perhaps you will join us
Or already have.
All are welcome.
The door is open."
-Unknown

4 comments:

  1. Hey man, I found my way to your blog cause I saw you got into an argument with Micheal Grzegorek. Your posts greatly interest me. Who inspires your thought, besides Plato? Have you read the Tao Te Ching, or any transcendentalists but particularly Thoreau, Emerson, or Whitman? I was reminded of these by you.

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  2. Right on, man. Glad somebody reads these. I haven't posted in awhile but I do have many ideas. Who inspires my thought? That's a tough question, haha. But I'll try to answer as concisely as possible.

    I'm a philosophy/psychology major and devoutly Catholic so that's much the reason for who I like to read up on. Here's as short of a list that I can come up with:
    - definitely Plato and Aristotle
    - St Thomas Aquinas
    - Victor Frankl (read Man's Search for Meaning. You will cry and be incredibly enlightened.)
    - CS Lewis (He's just a boss)
    - George Orwell (Read 1984; it's incredibly well written and is a beautiful story with inspiring thoughts. This was the start of my anarchy kick.)
    - Yann Matel wrote a lengthy novel called The Life of Pi. It's beautiful and has a lot of good philosophy in it.

    My greatest inspiration, though, is nature. As you picked up on, I do enjoy the transcendentalists. I haven't read Tao Te Ching but if you say he's worth reading, I'll check him out.

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  3. The Tao Te Ching is allegedly written by a dude named Lao-Tsu, but no ones actually sure if that's his name. It's amazing though, really made me understand the transcendental concept in a more deep way, yet it was written in like 1000 B.C. The transcendentalists must draw so much from that piece. It's a very interesting read. I can't remember what edition we read for school, but the introduction to the one we had was surprisingly and importantly useful in elucidating the meaning of the text, which in my opinion would have been a little cryptic without the introduction. But since the intro did a good job, the text was fascinating all the way through, and it only takes a few hours to read.

    Frankl? Never heard of him, but I love to be enlightened. I'll let you know what I think.

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  4. Yes, please do let me know how you like it. Man's Search for Meaning is undoubtedly and quickly becoming a classic. It's so expressive of the human conundrum of pain and suffering. He is considered an existential psychologist. Existentialism is a branch of philosophy, which happens to be my favorite faction of philosophy. His psychology is real and not idealist; it's very simple and yet extravagantly beautiful. Definitely check it out as I will for sure investigate Lao-Tsu.

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