tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573426.post3324665091301823934..comments2024-02-20T15:17:48.594+11:00Comments on A.E.Brain: One of the Great Moody Blues ClassicsZoe Brainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13712045376060102538noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573426.post-33187228667411746172010-06-22T02:05:25.343+10:002010-06-22T02:05:25.343+10:00Yes, a classic that reminds us of who we are, but ...Yes, a classic that reminds us of who we are, but I prefer the one that reminds us of why we are who we are:<br /><br />The Balance by Moody Blues:<br /><br />After he had journeyed,<br />And his feet were sore,<br />And he was tired,<br />He came upon an orange grove<br />And he rested<br />And he lay in the cool,<br />And while he rested, he took to himself an orange and tasted it,<br />And it was good.<br />And he felt the earth to his spine,<br />And he asked, and he saw the tree above him, and the stars,<br />And the veins in the leaf,<br />And the light, and the balance.<br />And he saw magnificent perfection,<br />Whereon he thought of himself in balance,<br />And he knew he was.<br /><br />(snip)<br /><br />And he thought of those he angered,<br />For he was not a violent man,<br />And he thought of those he hurt<br />For he was not a cruel man<br />And he thought of those he frightened<br />For he was not an evil man,<br />And he understood.<br />He understood himself.<br /><br />Upon this he saw that when he was of anger or knew hurt or felt fear,<br />It was because he was not understanding,<br />And he learned, compassion.<br /><br />And with his eye of compassion.<br />He saw his enemies like unto himself,<br />And he learned love.<br />Then, he was answered.Geekydeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01245937370310705602noreply@blogger.com